He just nodded at me and with that I guess the conversation was over. “You bringing your girls by this weekend right?”
“Wouldn’t miss it, Holly’s already looking forward to destroying your place.” My daughter’s an angel but for some reason whenever she gets around Jake’s kids she turns into the Tasmania devil or some shit. I never knew little things that size could do so much damage but there you have it.
“I got them one of those bouncy house things that I staked into the ground in the backyard they can destroy that shit and please heaven leave my shit alone.”
“Good luck with that. What about that other thing everything still on?”
“They’ll be there.”
We exchanged bullshit small talk for a little bit before he headed back out.
Chapter 9
The next morning as the others showed up, we headed for our respective homes and women. Some of the guys had families of their own that they needed to get back to. I wondered if Lily would be up waiting for me as she’d been doing every morning for the past week and a half. No matter how much I told her not to do that shit she didn’t listen.
She had her own shit to take care of since she’d opened her own private practice, and I didn’t want her losing sleep over me, and fucking up her shit. That little lady thought she was super woman or some shit but I wasn’t about to have her running herself into the ground.
I don’t think I’ve had anyone worry and fuss over me the way she does since my mom. She just has that natural nurturing thing going on and I’m man enough to admit to enjoying that shit every now and again. It’s not cool to compare the two but the difference between Lily and Deanna couldn’t be more glaring. I know now that Deanna was a selfish self- centered man-eater who was thrilled at the idea of fucking a cop; something about a man with a gun did it for her.
There’s no telling if she would’ve cheated had I not left the force or not or if that was in her all along, but what I do know is that once was enough. “Speak of the fucking demon.” I was not at all pleased to see Deanna’s car outside my place so early in the morning. Anytime I had to deal with her ass was bad but this early could only spell trouble.
I hopped off the bike and took off my helmet before running my hand over my head. Holly was okay or she would’ve called me instead of sitting out here like this. Walking over to the car I schooled myself for whatever bullshit she was going to throw my way today. Coming up on the back passenger side I bent down to the window to see my kid. Her bright half sleepy smile was all I needed to reassure me that my little princess was okay.
Deanna saw me and got out of the car while I helped Holly out of the car seat. She clung to my neck in that way that made my heart hurt, and made me wish I could be there for her always. I brushed the momentary sadness aside and headed for the house. No point in going there, I just have to make it up to her in other ways.
I put her down on the top step before turning to her mother to see what it was that she wanted. She pulled on my pants leg to get my attention.
“Dad did you see Stephanie?” That’s what she was trying to say but it came out in her baby speak. “Yeah princess I saw her, you’re gonna see her again this weekend when we go to Jake’s.
“Yeah.” She squealed and clapped her hands in glee making me smile in wonder. Sometimes it was hard to believe that I had done this, that she was actually a part of me. Fucking miracle.
Her mother was twitching from foot to foot and huffing. What the fuck was her problem now? Ever since her last attempt to crawl back into my bed and I’d rebuffed her ass she’s been getting worst and worst. I ignored her ass and concentrated on my kid.
“Give me a minute lil bit let me tell Lily I’m home.” I opened the door and walked in, the scent of coffee and breakfast hit me as soon as I got through the door. I found her in the kitchen puttering around with the music blasting as she turned what would most likely be turkey bacon on the grill.
She was just as I expected and that’s why I didn’t bring Holly in with me. Lily is an exhibitionist, if she could get away with going naked twenty-four seven she would. How anyone could be comfortable cooking in their birthday suit was beyond me but she looked right at home.
I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her naked waist pulling her body back into me. My cock was already on the rise from the feel and smell of her. She jumped a mile high and tried to escape. “Hey it’s me babe.”
“Hayden you jerk you almost gave me a heart attack.” She was fussing and lifting her mouth for my kiss at the same time. “Holly’s here with her mother. I just wanted to let you know I was here, I gotta go see what Deanna wants.” I snagged a piece of cardboard masquerading as breakfast meat and headed back the way I came after tossing her the robe she had hanging on the back of a chair for just such an occurrence. Somebody was always at my damn door these days. I was barely back out the door before Deanna started her shit. I knew it wasn’t going to be long in coming, it never was.