Weak in the Knees Ch. 04 - Sex Stories

Weak in the Knees Ch. 04

... finding anything else in my life?"

"No, that's a different thing. Dating isn't a life or death situation," Diego pointed out.

"Only one person came up the stairs," Zach said, going back to his original thought. "They'd only have enough energy to focus on one of us. So I would have had a chance to knock Nadya out of his arms while stopping him. It would have been about being fast enough though. They left your door alone though, so I guess in the long run it doesn't matter."

Diego looked unconvinced, "Yeah, I guess so. I let my professors know that I had a family emergency and would miss a few days. I figured Nadya wouldn't let you out of her sight for a little while and you may need some backup."

Zach looked down at where his daughter's feet were against her nanny. "She might not let you out of her sight either. We're going to have to gently try and get her used to not being attached at our hips, I think."

Zach was proven right too, and it made things difficult the first week after everything happened. It made going to the bathroom difficult, or showers, or any private time at all for either of them. She seemed terrified they weren't going to show up again if they disappeared. As time went on, though, her fears seemed to lessen slowly. It was a triumph the first time Zach got a shower by himself without her losing it, and it felt like a big deal the first time Diego went back to the classroom.

Diego came home to find Zach sitting on a chair in Nadya's room ...

... trying to get her to sleep in the crib again rather than his bed. He very carefully extracted his hand from Nadya's tiny iron grip and stood up, taking a few steps back while watching her closely for any changes. He gave Diego a thumbs up as they left the room and very slowly closed the door.

Both of them leaned against the door with relief, waiting to hear if Nadya woke up. When she didn't, Zach motioned for Diego to follow him to his room, where Zach quietly shut the door before he spoke again.

"Sawyer says they're taking a plea deal," Zach said. "Well, one of them in particular was ready to squeal and it freaked the others out too so now all of them want to make deals. That means we don't have to testify."

Diego breathed an unsteady sigh of relief as he practically collapsed into a seated position on the bed. "I was more than a little concerned that I would get pulled into the case as a conspirator and end up in jail."

Zach chuckled at that and came over to sit down next to Diego. "I don't know the law that well, but I do know it well enough to know that being in league with the police when helping commit a crime to catch someone means you get immunity. Besides, I would have argued with them and gotten you the best lawyer if they even tried that."

Diego smiled gratefully while fiddling with the drawstring on his sweatpants. Zach watched his anxious fiddling for a moment with a frown, unsure whether it was from the court case or him.

"Is it me that makes you ...