Dad Next Door (Crimson Club Book 5) by Willow Dixon

Author:Willow Dixon [Dixon, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-08T00:00:00+00:00

14

TRISTAN

“Dad and Jace broke up!”

I paused, my hand on the doorknob and one foot still outside my house, as Leo came bounding into the foyer with three of the cats on his heels.

“I’m sorry?” I squeezed into the house and did a quick round of pets and head scratches as our animals, minus Maple, gathered around me.

“Dad and Jace broke up,” Leo repeated.

I had a million questions, but I kept my mouth shut. As much as I wanted all the details, I didn’t want to put my kid in the middle of adult issues.

“Sounds like you had an exciting week.” I held out my arms for a hug. “I’m so happy to see you. I missed you.”

“I missed you too.” He gave me a big squeeze.

“Are you okay with them not being together anymore?” I asked.

I might still be salty about why Jace lived with Simon, but that didn’t change the fact that he’d been a stable fixture in Leo’s life for the past year and a half.

He shrugged and scooped Jinx up. “Yeah. It’s weird that he’s not there, and Dad was grumpy all week, but it’s fine.” He followed me into the kitchen. “It’s not like he wasn’t grumpy when Jace was there. But why is he mad at Quinn?”

I nearly tripped over my feet, and Mili, who chose that moment to dash in front of me. “Quinn?” I looked around the kitchen for my sister.

“Yeah. He kept saying it’s Quinn’s fault Jace left. And yours.”

My brain kind of stuttered as it tried to catch up.

Almost a month had passed since the wedding, and Quinn and I had settled into a routine that worked for us. During my weeks with Leo, we texted and did video calls after Leo was in bed.

On my off weeks, we tried to spend a few evenings together during the week, but weekends were iffy because of our work schedules. That was especially true for Quinn since he was juggling his new contracting firm, his online work, and his dancing, so he had even less time off than I did.

“And he said Quinn’s a gold digger and you’re an idiot for not seeing it.” He shifted Jinx onto his shoulder. “What did Quinn do? I thought he was our friend.”

“He is our friend,” I said firmly. “Your dad is upset about Jace, and he’s lashing out at Quinn because he’s hurting.”

I hated that I once again had to cover for Simon’s inability to censor himself around our son. He never minced words when he talked about me, but I refused to stoop to his level and made sure not to badmouth him in front of Leo, even when he deserved it.

Lydia came into the kitchen from the back family room and mouthed ‘Nice save’ to me.

“Oh. Okay. Are you and Quinn dating like Dad and Jace were? Dad said Quinn might be your boyfriend now, but he won’t be for long because no one in their right mind would want to date you.” He wrinkled his forehead in confusion.

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