Mantras & Minotaurs (Leviathan Fitness Book 3) by Ashley Bennett

Author:Ashley Bennett [Bennett, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beignet Publishing
Published: 2023-07-22T23:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

PAM

I surround myself with loving people.

No matter what I did, I couldn’t stop dwelling on the conversation I had with Alistair the other day. Knitting, romance novels, yoga—none of it distracted me from the fact that the distance between us was a limiting factor in our relationship. Well, that and my fear of flying.

After sacrificing so much of myself during my marriage, was I wrong in committing to the first person I met after putting myself out there? Alistair and I had only been on one date. He was my first dip into the dating pool, and I jumped right into a relationship with him—and a long-distance one at that.

His dick and the multiple orgasms he gave me must have clouded my judgment—or at least influenced my decision.

“Ma!” Reece shouted, causing me to jump. “I asked you a question.”

I was at brunch with Reece and Cyrus this morning, but I was having a hard time being present.

I pushed my glasses up my nose and gave my son a polite smile. “Sorry, honey. What was the question, again?”

Reece sighed and I caught Cyrus giving him a look. “I just wanted to know how things were going with that Alistair guy. You’ve seemed kind of—I don’t know—absent. Sort of like right now.”

“What do you mean?” I tilted my head in confusion.

“Come on, squish. Help me out here,” Reece grumbled under his breath.

Cyrus cleared his throat, his tentacle wrapping around Reece’s forearm. “I think what Reece is trying to say is that you’ve been a little more withdrawn since you started to date Alistair. He—we—don’t want you to feel like you can’t talk to us about him.”

“I promise you, I don’t think it’s weird or anything. Maybe the long-distance thing is a little weird, but I’m glad you’re seeing someone.” Reece leaned over the table slightly, lowering his voice to keep what he was saying between the three of us. “I want you to be happy, Ma. I always thought you deserved more than what Dad gave you, and deep down, you knew that, too.”

It was enough to bring tears to my eyes.

As prickly as my son could be, he was pretty perceptive—especially when it came to his mama. I had been a little withdrawn, not just because of any weirdness I felt about dating again but because Alistair and yoga took up most of my time these days. To put it bluntly, I wasn’t up my kids' asses like I used to be. It was an adjustment for them as much as it was for me.

I took off my glasses and dabbed at my eyes with a napkin. “I appreciate that, honey. I’ve just been busy with yoga and the library—and I give Alistair a lot of my free time now. I’m sorry if I’ve been distant.”

“Aw, Ma. Don’t cry.” Reece reached across the table and grabbed my hand. “We miss you, but we want you to have all the happiness in the world.”

Cyrus nodded his head in agreement.

“Cyrus is really rubbing off on you,” I told Reece with a laugh.

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