Obsessed: Wild Mountain Scots, #1 by Vines Jolie

Author:Vines, Jolie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: https://www.jolievines.com/newsletter
Published: 2021-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

23

Lochie

Isla’s birthday dawned with bright skies and a smattering of snow fallen overnight. She burst into my bedroom at first light and leapt on my bed, a knee landing too close to delicate areas. I pulled her into a hug while she squealed with laughter.

After our near miss last week when she almost discovered Caitriona and me in bed together, Caitriona had been careful not to fall asleep. I teetered on the edge of demanding that she sleep in my arms. To acknowledge our relationship to the people closest to us. But it would mean too much to Isla if she knew we were together. She wouldn’t understand when it came time to leave.

My chest ached, and I held my daughter tighter. “What’s got ye all excited this morning?”

“Daddy! It’s my birthday. I’m seven today,” she said on a giggle.

“Naw, that cannae be right. I’m sure ye were born in the summer, maybe five years ago. Aye, that’s it.”

“Five? Da!” she chastised, her bright-blue eyes wide.

“Ah, maybe you’re right. Let me see if I got ye anything. Into the living room.”

She bounded up and out, and I followed, donning a pair of grey joggers.

At Isla’s shriek, I grinned widely. Last night, Caitriona and I had decorated the room with a banner and balloons, adding to the small number of Christmas decorations Isla had made. Ah fuck, Caitriona should be here to see this. It’d been her who’d sourced it all.

Isla grabbed a balloon and batted it at me then pounced on the wrapped gift and card on the table. “Can I open it?” Then she paused. “Can I fetch Cait first? We’re going to bake a cake today, so I don’t want her to forget.”

I breathed in through my nose, the ledge I hovered over too steep. I could say it was too early, or that Caitriona might still be sleeping, but it was no good. I wanted her here, too. “Aye, go to it.”

“Yes!” She planted her feet into her boots and was out the door before I took a step, her dressing gown flapping. “Cait?” She hammered on the door.

“Happy birthday, Isla,” Caitriona’s warm tones resounded.

My heart swelled.

Ah Christ, I was fucked.

Then the two appeared at the door, and Caitriona’s pretty gaze landed on me. I hadn’t bothered with a shirt, and her attention lingered on my chest.

I rolled my shoulders so my muscles tightened, earning a gleam in Caitriona’s eye.

In a matter of months, this woman had taken ownership of my brawny soul. She was far smarter than me, but I suspected she had no clue how deep the attachment between us could go. Her deal had been brave but it was also a front.

She wanted me, and I wanted her.

What a beautiful mess we’d made.

Pink-cheeked, she raised her eyebrows then turned back to my daughter who’d closed the door and kicked off her boots. “I can’t believe you’re seven today. Such a grown-up girl. Did ye open your present yet? Want another?”

Caitriona held up a hefty bag, and Isla clutched her balled-up hands to her mouth.

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