Best Friend's Firefighter Dad: An Off-Limits, Age Gap Romance by Kathy Asher
Author:Kathy Asher [Asher, Kathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-01-19T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter ten
A TRAIL OF SMOKE
Jack
I sat straight in my chair with my arm on the table and eyes on Grace as she messily ate baby food that Cassandra fed to her.
âOpen up, baby,â Cassandra said softly with a smile to Grace, urging her to eat up, and Grace obeyed.
âHow was work yesterday? You left pretty early. Marcy told me when I came back from work,â I said.
âWork was fine.â I chewed my bacon slowly as I kept my eyes on Grace, unwilling to change the calm atmosphere in the room. âGracie, youâre almost done now. Letâs get you ready to wash up.â
I couldnât help but notice the different tone of voice she used on me and on Grace. It irked me, but not enough to have me speak about it.
She sounded more professional than usual. It wasnât like I didnât want her to sound professional. It was the only way weâve been speaking for the past few days. It just sounded a lot more monotone and straight to the point than normal. I leaned on my other arm, facing her without looking at her, and decided to test it out once more.
âAre you going to be leaving early often?â
âNo. It was just yesterday. If you need me for something, please tell me beforehand. I donât know how suddenly my plans may change. But Iâll do what I can to finish my hours here, sir.â
âSir?â I couldnât help blurting out the word. It seemed as though it was the most bitter thing I ever said.
For the first time that day, she turned to face me. I felt a shiver run down my spine as her bright eyes settled on me.
God, how I missed them.
âIs something wrong?â
Like a deer caught in headlightsâbeautiful headlights that I have been trying to avoid looking into for the past few daysâI stared and did not answer. Until she tucked her lips into her mouth, diverting my gaze from her eyes and breaking the spell.
I longed to pull them out and see how glossy she made them.
But I refrained.
âNo. Nothingâs wrong. I was just worried . . .â I trailed off, not knowing what to say.
âI will try to make sure it does not happen again.â She looked away and picked up Graceâs bowl.
I looked back to Grace, avoiding staring at Cassandraâs body as she walked to the sink. She had on that particular sundress again, and it has been hard keeping my eyes off her since I woke up that morning. She seemed different than usual.
I knew she acted as per my request to stay away for Sarahâs sake, but it was like she acted so strict about it.
And I did not like it.
What did I expect?
I remembered the way she looked at me when I told her I was bad for her and we should not be doing what we were doing. I wanted to keep it that way, but anyone who saw me or studied me afterward knew I was far from okay with that plan.
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