off.
“Maybe y…’’ But his sentence never ends when his face lights up. I don’t need to turn around to know she’s walked in.
I stiffen in my chair, and I’m not talking about my shoulders. I’m thankful for the table and my sitting position because I don’t think my board shorts would hide much of what is going on in my crotch region.
“Hi!’’
Her cheerful voice sounds fake to me and one look at Hal lets me know that my gut feeling isn’t that far off. He seems confused and I’m starting to get nervous. More so than I should be considering that nothing happened.
I look over my shoulder as she walks in the kitchen and pours herself a cup of steaming coffee, a forced smile stretching widely on her lips. She’s already dressed in dark skinny jeans, a short-sleeved button down opened just enough to hint at her generous cleavage. She also has her purse shouldered.
“Ready for more visits?’’ I ask nonchalantly.
Her fake smile is now directed at me, but it’s obvious she’s a nervous wreck. I don’t know how I should take this.
“I hope to find something. There’s one place I think looks promising.’’
I nod and stand up, sidestepping Hal and Aideen to rinse my mug and put it in the drainer to dry. I’m fucking pussy footing around and I hate that. And mostly, I can’t take the thought of Hal making a move when I’m fighting off my own needs for this woman. I’m right in the middle of a gigantic mess and I don’t know how to get out of it. I don’t even know if I really want out.
“Don’t take the first thing mildly acceptable because you just want to find something,’’ Hal says seriously, his voice dripping desperation. For his own sake I’m real close to pinning him with a glare to calm him down. He’s being way too obvious when it comes to her. Now, if he wants her to open her eyes to his feelings for her, then he’s playing his cards right but I’m not sure this way will win her over. She seems way too on her guard for it.
I can’t believe I’m both rooting for him and crossing my fingers that he’s going to fail. I knew being a father would be messy, but I never thought it’d be this kind of mess. I grit my teeth, take another deep breath and face them. I can’t fuck this up.
Aideen’s eyes are already on me, but she quickly looks away. Her cheeks have a light pink hue that makes my dick stir. Just because she’s moderately flustered. I’m dead. How can I not make another move when she’s being so…cute and sexy? It’s a deadly combo.
“I need to go, and for your information, Hal, I want my living arrangement settled before I start on Monday. It’s already Saturday. I have to focus on my job and not on anything else.’’
“As if we wouldn’t help you find an apartment,’’ I mutter to myself under my breath.
My son shakes his head and watches her leave, his eyes briefly falling on her pert heart-shaped ass before he blushes and looks back at me. I want to deck him for letting his eyes wander like this and in turn I want to knock some sense in my damn head at the thought. Aideen isn’t my girl. She is supposed to be nothing more to me than my son’s friend.
She waves over her shoulder and we’re back to the two of us, single males, father and son attracted to the same woman. It would make a perfect plot for a TV show. The mess would last for a whole season of entertainment.
“Don’t you think she’s acting weird?’’
I feel my eyes widening for an agonizing second before I find my composure again. I close one of my hands into a tight fist and shrug. “Don’t know her enough to tell. Why?’’
“I’m not sure.’’ He frowns and heads back upstairs to get ready for his volunteer work at the rec center.
I let my head hang between my shoulders, eyes downcast and chest tight. I can’t just act like this obsessed fucker. I don’t want to hurt the son I’m just starting to know. He knows her too well to not pick on what I’m doing to
“Maybe y…’’ But his sentence never ends when his face lights up. I don’t need to turn around to know she’s walked in.
I stiffen in my chair, and I’m not talking about my shoulders. I’m thankful for the table and my sitting position because I don’t think my board shorts would hide much of what is going on in my crotch region.
“Hi!’’
Her cheerful voice sounds fake to me and one look at Hal lets me know that my gut feeling isn’t that far off. He seems confused and I’m starting to get nervous. More so than I should be considering that nothing happened.
I look over my shoulder as she walks in the kitchen and pours herself a cup of steaming coffee, a forced smile stretching widely on her lips. She’s already dressed in dark skinny jeans, a short-sleeved button down opened just enough to hint at her generous cleavage. She also has her purse shouldered.
“Ready for more visits?’’ I ask nonchalantly.
Her fake smile is now directed at me, but it’s obvious she’s a nervous wreck. I don’t know how I should take this.
“I hope to find something. There’s one place I think looks promising.’’
I nod and stand up, sidestepping Hal and Aideen to rinse my mug and put it in the drainer to dry. I’m fucking pussy footing around and I hate that. And mostly, I can’t take the thought of Hal making a move when I’m fighting off my own needs for this woman. I’m right in the middle of a gigantic mess and I don’t know how to get out of it. I don’t even know if I really want out.
“Don’t take the first thing mildly acceptable because you just want to find something,’’ Hal says seriously, his voice dripping desperation. For his own sake I’m real close to pinning him with a glare to calm him down. He’s being way too obvious when it comes to her. Now, if he wants her to open her eyes to his feelings for her, then he’s playing his cards right but I’m not sure this way will win her over. She seems way too on her guard for it.
I can’t believe I’m both rooting for him and crossing my fingers that he’s going to fail. I knew being a father would be messy, but I never thought it’d be this kind of mess. I grit my teeth, take another deep breath and face them. I can’t fuck this up.
Aideen’s eyes are already on me, but she quickly looks away. Her cheeks have a light pink hue that makes my dick stir. Just because she’s moderately flustered. I’m dead. How can I not make another move when she’s being so…cute and sexy? It’s a deadly combo.
“I need to go, and for your information, Hal, I want my living arrangement settled before I start on Monday. It’s already Saturday. I have to focus on my job and not on anything else.’’
“As if we wouldn’t help you find an apartment,’’ I mutter to myself under my breath.
My son shakes his head and watches her leave, his eyes briefly falling on her pert heart-shaped ass before he blushes and looks back at me. I want to deck him for letting his eyes wander like this and in turn I want to knock some sense in my damn head at the thought. Aideen isn’t my girl. She is supposed to be nothing more to me than my son’s friend.
She waves over her shoulder and we’re back to the two of us, single males, father and son attracted to the same woman. It would make a perfect plot for a TV show. The mess would last for a whole season of entertainment.
“Don’t you think she’s acting weird?’’
I feel my eyes widening for an agonizing second before I find my composure again. I close one of my hands into a tight fist and shrug. “Don’t know her enough to tell. Why?’’
“I’m not sure.’’ He frowns and heads back upstairs to get ready for his volunteer work at the rec center.
I let my head hang between my shoulders, eyes downcast and chest tight. I can’t just act like this obsessed fucker. I don’t want to hurt the son I’m just starting to know. He knows her too well to not pick on what I’m doing to
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