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Making my way into the office, I find Kacy in there coloring with the girls. Kacy’s deep in thought, or lost, I’m not entirely sure. She looks to be enjoying herself though.
“Daddy, I draw’d dis for you.”
I look down at the drawing Sev gives me. All I see is a bunch of black and purple. “What is it?”
“Hers car and Sissy’s butt cheek.”
“Looks just like it,” I tease, ruffling her hair. I smile, but I don’t look at Kacy in fear I might start thinking about her naked again. Forget panty thoughts. I’ve moved on. Now I’m curious what the swell of her ass to her hips might look like with her bent over. “You girls about ready?”
Camdyn starts packing up her bag with crayons. “Are we going to the bar?”
“Yes, you are.” Jace opens the office door and hands work orders to Lillian. He smiles at her. “Tell Morgan he better detail my Jeep this weekend.”
Lillian doesn’t look at him, but her cheeks flush. “You tell him,” she snaps, ripping the papers from his hand.
Jace stops Lillian from turning around, his hands flat on her shoulders and holding her in place. “You better not have boned in my Jeep.”
“Don’t call it boning.” She gives him a disgusted face. “You’re such a child.”
“Am not,” he snaps, wrapping his arms around her shoulders now and trapping her from moving.
“Abbi agrees with me,” she mocks, trying to free herself.
As I’m getting the girls ready and listening to these two argue, I can’t help but sneak a peek at Kacy. She’s listening to Jace and Lillian argue about what did or didn’t happen in his Jeep the other night.
Kacy’s eyes drift to mine. “Are you sure it’s okay if I stay at your place? I mean, if you drove me into town, I could get a hotel room, right?” Her bright blue eyes lock on mine.
I could, but I won’t. “It’s no problem.” I work a nonchalant tone into my words, but I’m not sure how convincing I am.
Jace grins, bumping into me as I hand the girls their jackets. He has Lillian in a headlock now. “Yeah, he—”
Lillian jabs Jace in the stomach. “Shut up.”
He recovers and holds her tighter. The girls, thinking it’s playtime, run to Lillian’s rescue and plant themselves on each one of his legs.
Kacy stands from the table, and we’re closer than I expect or want. She moves, reaching for her jacket draped over the back of a chair. The movement sends a waft of her sweet scent my way. She smells like an expensive department store I can’t place. Bath and Body Works? No. Sluttier. Not that Kacy’s a slut, that I know of, and I actually wouldn’t mind if she was, but the store. The one that sells panties, what’s the name?
See? I haven’t moved on from panties, but this time it’s for a different reason.
Victoria Secrets… that’s it! All that to say that she smells like sex, and I haven’t been laid in so long that my dick is extremely disappointed in my life choices. He wanted to break up with my hand a long time ago, but sadly, I’m still in that committed relationship.
“Daddy!” Camdyn whines, holding onto Kacy’s hand. “She has to stay with us. Please?”
I glance down at my daughter, her beanie cap covering her eyes.
“Are you sure?” Kacy asks again, staring up at me with a sudden serious expression. “I’m more than willing to stay at a hotel, or Lillian offered to let me stay with her too.”
My eyes snap to Lillian, who’s out of the headlock and looking flustered. I glare at her. “It’s fine. We don’t mind having you stay with us.” I shoot one more glare at Lillian. How dare she offer to let her stay. I glance back at Kacy. “It shouldn’t take too long before we get this fixed.”
She doesn’t seem convinced. “At least let me pay for the damage to the building.” She hands me her credit card.
I look down at the credit card. Kacy M. Conner. With a sigh, I drop my hand, refusing to take it. “We’ll figure it out.” I wink, because I’m an idiot. “In the meantime, are you hungry?”
“We are!” the girls yell.
Kacy’s lips quirk, and she tucks the hair falling into her face behind her ear. “I actually am. All I’ve had is fruit snacks Sev shared with me.”
Sev slaps her hand to my thigh. “I’m hungry.”