Free Beat to Their Heart by Whiskey Starr Page A

a lot in his life, and she wanted to know more about him.
    She was distracted by Milos’s instant excitement of seeing the in-ground pool. Wow. It was large . She had taken Milo to the YMCA pool before, but that was normally crowded and she held him the whole time while he splashed about.
    “Wanna go swim for a bit? Then we can eat and watch a movie.” Joey came and took her hand as she followed Milo to the glass door. Joey opened it up but reached for Milo’s hand while he walked out. Milo hesitated for a minute before letting him. It warmed her heart. Joey was telling her son about all the neat toys he had in the back, but they had to change first.
    “I have a small cabana over there, if you want to change into your swimsuit.” He winked at her while he walked inside she assumed to change. Taking Milo in hand, she went to get them both changed. She hadn’t been swimming in so long, and only had the suit she bought on clearance. It was a simple two-piece, but the top looked more like a halter tank top, and it had basic bottoms. She didn’t want to show off her stretch marks. Milo had on his bright orange bottoms grinning up at her. His front tooth missing. He was such a sweet boy, she really hoped she wasn’t making a mistake by letting him spend time with a rocker.
    Joey went in the house to change but was anything but calm. He wanted to make a good impression on her son and her. After he had fucked her in the hospital, he still couldn’t get her out of his system. Now that he met Milo, a pain he buried deep down started to eat at him. He would have to tell her about Nikki. She deserved to know. Sky was different, so different than anyone he had ever met. She helped not only him but his band mates when they were stuck. She didn’t want his money, but she baked him cookies. No one had ever done that before. Even if the things were burned to a crisp he would eat every last crumb because she made them.
    Quickly setting them in the kitchen, he went upstairs to change into his trunks before joining them in the pool. He couldn’t wait to see her in her suit. He would die if it was a two-piece, but knowing her so far, she would be more conservative. Maybe he could convince her to go in the hot tub with him if Milo fell asleep.
    As he went outside he found Milo sitting on one of the steps while Sky was rubbing sunblock on him. Damn he never even thought of that. Walking over, he took the bottle and helped rub his other arm. He smiled up at him.
    “You swimming too, Mr. Joey?” Joey had laughed because no one had ever called him Mister anything.
    “That’s the plan, buddy.”
    “You got to put on sunblock. Mommy won’t let you play until you do. Want me to help?” Joey knew he didn’t need it, but seeing as it was a mommy rule, he didn’t want to refuse him.
    “Sure, then we can do your mommy, okay.” Milo giggled as Sky tickled him some.
    “Joey, you don’t have to really.”
    “No it’s a rule, Sky. We must follow the rules, even for us rockers.” He stuck out his chest trying to look intimidating and she just laughed. Once Milo was done, it was his turn and Milo did help with his back and arms.
    “Oh no, you’re gonna be in trouble, Mr. Joey.” He turned and looked at him.
    “Why what did I do wrong?”
    “You got colors on your back. You aren’t allowed to color on your skin, only paper.”
    This time he did laugh.
    “I know, Milo, but those are tattoos, not markers. They don’t wash off.”
    “Wow, you sure got a lot.”
    “Yup, I got bored a lot.”
    “Mommy says if you get bored you should get a book, or clean your room. I don’t like cleaning, but when I go, I play with Legos. I can build so many things with Legos. I have some, but kids in school have more than me. Mommy says that I will get some more for my birthday because they are not cheap. I don’t know what that means yet, but I think that means I have to be good and wait. Do you like Legos, Mr. Joey?” Joey listened to the