HEMI: Steamy Blue Collar Alpha Single Mom Instalove (Graffiti Street Bad Boys Book 1) by Brynn Hale

Author:Brynn Hale [Hale, Brynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

She nods in the truck and I trail her into the house without a word. Cece doesn’t specifically ask me to follow her, and she glances behind her to make sure I’m still there, which isn’t a bad sign. But this point, I’m just the guy following behind Skye’s mother. Nothing more.

Cece balances precariously on the edge of the sofa. “Hey, sweetie. Gramma tells me you’re not feeling well.” She kisses her daughter’s forehead. “You’re not warm. What’s wrong?”

“My tummy hurts. And I missed you, Mommy.” The mini-Cece wraps her arms around her mother’s neck and squeezes her tight. From her red hair down to her tiny button nose, she’s exactly like her mother, and deep in my chest burns at how beautiful she is.

I walk into the kitchen and grab a glass of water and a warm washcloth. Both things my mother always did for me when I felt sick.

“Okay, baby. I’m here.” Cece lifts her little girl onto her lap and rubs her back.

“Water and a warm washcloth.” I set both on the coffee table.

Cece glances at me. “Thank you.”

Cece’s mother sits in a chair in the corner, and I re-introduce myself to her. She knows who I am. We’ve crossed paths over the last decade at community events, but we’ve only just nodded at each other. There’s an unspoken understanding. I did something wrong by stealing the car. She doesn’t hate me.

At least I don’t think so.

“Hello, Dane.” Her gaze darts to her daughter. “This is new.”

Maybe she does.

“Mother. Not now, please,” Cece whispers.

Skye drinks half the glass of water. “Can I go play with Dillon?”

Cece’s mother chuckles. “Just like her mother.”

“Were you faking?” Cece asks the tiny version of her.

“No. I farted. I feel better.”

I roll with laughter. “Is that like her mother, too?” I ask Mrs. Rollins.

“Yes,” Mrs. Rollins deadpans and Skye giggles.

I continue my laughter while Cece shakes her head at me. I see another glimmer of the old Celeste that I admired and thought the world of back then. And seeing her with her daughter, it’s clear that my world will change soon. This little girl will mean the world to me, too, and I will do anything to protect her.

“Skye, this is Dane Drake. He’s my friend.” Cece sets Skye’s feet to the ground.

I’ve pushed my way into her life, but the little girl looks up at me with hopeful big blue eyes. Same as her father’s, I imagine.

“Thank you for the water.” She finishes what’s in the plastic cup and sets it down.

Then it hits me. “Is Dillon’s last name Valore?”

“I think so…” The sixty pounds of human dynamite slips her shoes on and grabs her jacket off the back of the chair. “He lives next door.”

All the guys in my crowd live within blocks of here. Dillon’s dad, Leif, used to live next door to Cece’s place. He’s a great dad, and I really admire how he tries to keep his shit contained around his ex Tracie. She can be a handful.

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