One Hot Daddy by Brooks Sarah J

Author:Brooks, Sarah J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Lexi

“How are you feeling?” Vanessa asks as we pack my and Luna’s stuff into boxes.

It’s Friday afternoon and I’ve taken a day off from work for the big move. Not that there’s much to pack. Just our clothes and other personal items. Ace will be coming for us soon.

“Excited. Scared,” I tell Vanessa. There’s no right word for what I’m feeling. It was easy enough to get excited about moving in with Ace but now that the day has come, I’m terrified.

“He’s a solid man,” Vanessa says.

“He is.” And just like that, the butterflies in my belly go still. Vanessa is right. Ace is a good man. Luna and I will be just fine with him. “What about you? Are you frightened?”

“A little but also glad that Miles is the one moving in. If he pisses me off, I’ll just kick him out,” Vanessa says in a flippant tone.

“I’ll help,” I quip.

Vanessa and I exchange a fond look. It’s been the two of us for so long. My heart aches at the thought of parting from her. “I’m going to miss you.” My voice is shaky with emotion.

“Me too, sis,” she says, and we hug each other tightly. “But I think it’s time. We all have to grow up sometime.”

She’s right. As much as we love each other, life happens, and people take different directions. The important thing is to stay close.

Luna wakes up from her nap in time for her afternoon snack and then Ace arrives. After that things happen fast and there’s no time to feel sad. Ace stashes our bags in the trunk of his SUV.

Vanessa carries Luna to the car. “I’ll miss you so much, baby gal,” she croons. “But you’ll be coming to see your other mama, right?”

“And you’ll be coming to visit us,” Ace says. “Our home is your home too.” That’s really sweet of Ace to say that to my sister.

“Thank you,” Vanessa says. “You’ll see me so much until you’ll rethink that offer.

We laugh and when we say a final goodbye, it’s not sad. It’s more of a see-you-later. I’m quiet on the ride to Ace’s place. I feel vulnerable and a little frightened as it hits me again what a big step I’ve taken. What do I really know about Ace? He is a nice guy but everyone even psychopaths are good people until they get what they want. He could kick Luna and me out in the middle of the night. The tremble starts in my legs and snakes up my body.

“Are you okay?”

I jerk back to the present. I try to arrange my mouth into a smile. “Yes, I’m fine.”

My top clings to my back. I try to hang on to Ace’s reassurances. He’d never kick me and Luna out of his condo. He’d be the one to leave. Mere words, a voice in my head says. Where’s the signed legal document? I’m a mess by the time we get to his condo complex. I look at it with new eyes knowing this will be our new home.

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