Mother Faker by Britanee Nicole

Author:Britanee Nicole [Nicole, Britanee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

Iwouldn’t say I had much of a plan. All I knew was that I wanted to show up for Liv and her kids, just like Dylan told me to. On the way to her hometown, I racked my brain for ideas, but mostly came up empty. It was early evening in Paris, so I made a call to my best friend. He has experience winning over his wife as well as his own daughter. And when I called, he was on set, so he put my sister on.

“You want to cheer up her daughter?” I could practically see the hearts in Sienna’s eyes.

Jay laughed. “I did the Taylor Swift tickets, but Chlo was older.”

“I want to stick with simple,” I replied. “I don’t want to be another man who flashes money at a problem. I want her to know I care… about her.”

Because I really do. Throwing money at problems is easy, and our parents did a lot of that, but when Sienna was a little girl, a little quality time went a long way. We had all the money in the world, but what she always craved was time with our parents.

I want to give Winnie that—my time, my attention. I want Liv to know she can rely on me the way I rely on her daily, like her brother so aptly pointed out.

I’m not even mad about what he said. Since Liv pointed out the similarities between the way I spoke to her and the way her ex did, I’ve wanted nothing more than to go back in time to pummel my ass.

Not that I’ve changed, per se, but for Liv and her kids, I can try.

I’m beginning to think there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for Liv.

“My uncle Dec is not happy with you, Bossman,” Huck says.

“No, Huck, he certainly isn’t.” I do my best to hold back my laughter. “That’s okay, though. We’ll get him to like me, right?”

“I don’t know… Aunt Delia says you’re a man, so not to expect too much.”

I frown. Fucking Medusa. “Plenty of men let people down, but not you and me, right, Huck? It’s important to be dependable, to take care of the girls around the house. Just like you do with your Nerf gun.”

Huck beams. “You gets me, Bossman. No one gets me but you.”

My heart tugs in a way it never has before. This kid is one of a kind.

I hold out my fist, but instead of bumping it, he tilts his head and studies it like he’s confused. With a smile, I grasp his hand, curl it into a fist, and push it against mine.

He grins wide. Tutus and Nerf guns; what’s not to get?

“So, who wants to make bracelets?”

Adeline is napping in a Pack ’n Play that looks strangely like it was already here. As in, Liv’s brother keeps it here. Does he have kids? I don’t remember Liv ever mentioning a niece or nephew, but I’m beginning to realize that I haven’t been quite as attentive to what’s going on in her life as I imagined.

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