Dad Can't Know: A Dad's Best Friend Novella by Eva Marks
Author:Eva Marks [Marks, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-06-07T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Callum
I tried. I really did.
I havenât turned my gaze from Wes and Adele throughout the entire lunch, focusing on them instead of on the temptation to their left.
I listed a million reasons why going after Robin was the worst fucking idea of my life.
And this right here is why I hate myself more. Sitting here in their company, I know I donât need a million reasons.
I donât need so much as two.
I need one, and one aloneâsheâs my best friendâs daughter.
Thereâs no precedence to this. None of our friends or acquaintances had anything remotely similar happening to them. This should be an easy choice. Wes is fine, or will be very soon. Iâll move back to Los Angeles, leave the girl alone, and find someone my own goddamn age.
Case open, case shut.
Only it isnât. Even I donât believe the bullshit Iâm feeding myself.
With Robin nearby, so close I can reach out and touch her, I realize I canât walk away. Her adorable little smile, the hint of her sass she gives her sister, and fuck, the outline of her breasts as wellâI canât imagine a life without it.
Canât hold on to the promise I havenât spoken but am bound to anyway: Thou shalt not fall for thy best friendâs daughter.
Or think about coming inside her every hour of every fucking day.
âI can handle a few plates,â Robin says to the floor, denying my help.
Denying her at the party might have hurt her. Itâs either that, or sheâs embarrassed by me showing up here. Possibly both.
And I know just how to make it right.
âYou donât have to, though.â I trail behind her into the kitchen, closing the door behind me and barricading us inside.
The light switch is automated, bathing the kitchen in a warm glow. It gives Robinâs hair a golden hue, softening her already delicate features.
âI can help you with other things, Robin.â My voice drops an octave as I lean into the counter. âCan help the both of us.â
She shivers, the plates nearly tumbling out of her hands to the floor. I wipe out the distance between her and me in two long strides.
Iâm next to her, gripping her hand and looking into her eyes.
âDonât.â She holds my gaze in hers. âI need a minute. I need to wash these dishes.â
âNeed a hand?â
âNeed to think.â
Sheâs so expressive, her emotions spill out of her in waves. I recognize them because theyâre identical to mine. To be a decent and honorable person for Wesâs sake versus adhering to the inner voice that tells me this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
To not let her slip through my fingers.
âCallum.â She sighs. âMy thoughts scare me.â
âWash the dishes then, please.â I take a step back, gesturing at the water. âThe sound of the water will soothe you.â
Her cute nose wrinkles, and she goes at it.
Iâm quiet while I observe her surrendering herself to the calm the simple action gives her. Sheâs beautiful.
No. She isnât. Calling her beautiful is an insult to what she really is.
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