Full Out Fiend by Abby Millsaps

Author:Abby Millsaps [Millsaps, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-10-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

Fielding

“Are you nervous?”

Daphne looks gorgeous, per usual. I picked her up from Serena’s apartment this afternoon, and we’re on our way to Sunday dinner with her family.

I’m meeting her parents tonight, and I feel absurdly underprepared. It’s like not doing the reading for class and hoping the professor doesn’t call on you, then finding out there’s a pop quiz worth half your semester grade.

Existing in undefined relationship limbo isn’t making things any easier. It’s been almost a month since that first doctor’s appointment—three weeks since we received confirmation that I am the father of the child in Daphne’s womb. All I do all damn day is study and think about Daphne and the baby. Read baby books and send Daphne thinking of you texts. Lie in bed and fantasize about that night.

I know what I want. But I’m trying my best to play this right and give her space. So while I’m not nervous about meeting her parents, I have no idea what to expect, and I’m still unclear about my role in Daphne’s life.

“Not nervous,” I finally answer, reaching across the center console and squeezing her leg affectionately. “Anxious to meet your parents—yes. Excited to meet Tahlia? Double yes.”

Desperate to know where things stand between us? Abso-fucking-lutely.

I keep that one to myself.

“I want them to like me and understand how seriously I’m taking all this.” My attention instinctively falls to Daphne’s lap before I turn back to the road in front of us again. She doesn’t have a defined baby bump yet, but she swears none of her pants fit, hence the pretty, flowy skirt she’s wearing tonight.

What I wouldn’t give to see exactly how her body is changing, up close and personal. I shake my head before my thoughts wander too far down that path. I can be a total horndog for my baby mama later. When I’m alone. Just like I’ve done pretty much every night since we met.

Right now, I need to focus.

“Are you nervous?” I ask, turning the question back on her.

She scrunches up her noses and side-eyes me.

“Honestly? I just want to get this over with. Now that they know about the baby and have sort of accepted what’s happening”—Daphne told them she was pregnant once we received the paternity results—“I’m anxious for them to meet you and for things to move forward. Just please don’t be offended if they come off as rude or unwelcoming. They loved Anthony, and our breakup has been really hard on them.”

I shake my head in frustration but say nothing. She’s given me the same warning multiple times over the last few weeks. No matter how she phrases it, it still pisses me off. Her parents are very much Team Anthony, which is just wrong on principle. Add in that fact that she’s already making excuses for their behavior before they’ve even met me…

“Parents love me,” I declare confidently. “It’s like a universal rule or something. They can try to resist my charms, but eventually, they’ll come around.

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