stay?”
She nuzzled into my neck and inhaled. “Yeah, but I had to make a deal with my mother.”
I kissed her lips then pulled back to look at her. “What’s that?”
“ I told her I was at my friend Cade’s and she insisted that you join us for dinner. Are you free tomorrow?”
“Dinner? With your parents?” I held her at arms’ length, looking her over. She couldn’t be serious. I thought we were just having fun, but this…meeting the parents was something more, wasn’t it?
Her bottom lip jutted out. “Is that okay?”
“Ah, sure. I can probably get Sophia to come over.”
Her smile momentarily faltered at the mention of Sophia’s name . “Okay.”
Alexa helped Lily wash her hands while I set the table. I’d stopped at the neighborhood diner, and not knowing what Alexa would like, I’d picked up a burger and a grilled chicken salad for her , along with my usual burger and Lily’s grilled - cheese sandwich.
Once we were all seated around the table, Alexa chose the grilled chicken salad for dinner and Lily announced she wanted salad , too. Alexa graciously shared the salad, dividing it onto two plates while I stuffed the extra food in the fridge for dinner another night .
We made sm a l l talk while we ate, Alexa and Lily both reminiscing about their girls ’ day. Once we finished with dinner, Alexa hopped up from her chair. “Oh, I almost forgot. I got dessert.” She retrieved the pink bakery box from the counter.
I shook my head slowly. “You spoil us. What’d you get?”
“Cupcakes, what else?” She grinned.
I chuckled and Lily clapped her hands, completely unaware of Alexa’s nickname . I leaned back, draping an arm across the back of Alexa’s chair and watched as Alexa remove d a pink - frosted cupcake from the box and placed it in front of Lily, peeling off the paper cup . Lily’s eyes went wide and she wasted no time biting into the enormous treat . By her enthusiasm, you’d think I never fed the poor kid. Alexa chuckled and wiped pink frosting from the tip of Lily’s nose.
We watched Lily demolish her cupcake in relative silence. “You didn’t have to do all this you know.”
“I wanted to,” she returned.
I knew there was no use in arguing with her, but something about it didn’t sit quite right with me. Was she here caring for Lily and hanging around me because she felt bad for us? We were not a fucking charity case for her to take pity on.
Seeming to sense my mood, Alexa dipped her index finger into the frosting of a cupcake and brought it to my mouth, her eyes sparkling with challenge. I reached out and gripped her wrist, my eyes locked on hers as I swirled my tongue gently across the pad of her finger.
Alexa let out a ragged moan. Lily giggled at the sight of us, pulling our attention back to the fact that we had an audience.
I cleared my throat, trying to regain some composure and stop the throbbing ache low in my balls. “Do you want to show Alexa how to start your bath water while I clean up the kitchen?”
Lily hopped up and with one hand holding her walker, she grabbed for Alexa’s hand with the other . “Come on, Lexa . I’ll show you where I keep the bubbles.”
Watching the two of them together had me wondering if Lily needed more a more stable female role model in her life. The thought was sobering.
I cleaned up the kitchen to the backdrop of pleasant sounds of feminine laughter and splashing water coming from down the hall . Once I was through I peeked into the bathroom, finding Lily covered in bubbles, playing with her bath toys and Alexa kneeling over the side of the tub, wiggling that fine little ass at me. I took a moment to inspect her shapely backside, the way her jeans hugged her curves and the way her shirt had ridden up, exposing the curve of her lower back. She was sexy as hell and didn’t even know it. And seeing her nurturing side with Lily — hell, that just set off all kinds of alpha male in me. I wanted her.
They caught
She nuzzled into my neck and inhaled. “Yeah, but I had to make a deal with my mother.”
I kissed her lips then pulled back to look at her. “What’s that?”
“ I told her I was at my friend Cade’s and she insisted that you join us for dinner. Are you free tomorrow?”
“Dinner? With your parents?” I held her at arms’ length, looking her over. She couldn’t be serious. I thought we were just having fun, but this…meeting the parents was something more, wasn’t it?
Her bottom lip jutted out. “Is that okay?”
“Ah, sure. I can probably get Sophia to come over.”
Her smile momentarily faltered at the mention of Sophia’s name . “Okay.”
Alexa helped Lily wash her hands while I set the table. I’d stopped at the neighborhood diner, and not knowing what Alexa would like, I’d picked up a burger and a grilled chicken salad for her , along with my usual burger and Lily’s grilled - cheese sandwich.
Once we were all seated around the table, Alexa chose the grilled chicken salad for dinner and Lily announced she wanted salad , too. Alexa graciously shared the salad, dividing it onto two plates while I stuffed the extra food in the fridge for dinner another night .
We made sm a l l talk while we ate, Alexa and Lily both reminiscing about their girls ’ day. Once we finished with dinner, Alexa hopped up from her chair. “Oh, I almost forgot. I got dessert.” She retrieved the pink bakery box from the counter.
I shook my head slowly. “You spoil us. What’d you get?”
“Cupcakes, what else?” She grinned.
I chuckled and Lily clapped her hands, completely unaware of Alexa’s nickname . I leaned back, draping an arm across the back of Alexa’s chair and watched as Alexa remove d a pink - frosted cupcake from the box and placed it in front of Lily, peeling off the paper cup . Lily’s eyes went wide and she wasted no time biting into the enormous treat . By her enthusiasm, you’d think I never fed the poor kid. Alexa chuckled and wiped pink frosting from the tip of Lily’s nose.
We watched Lily demolish her cupcake in relative silence. “You didn’t have to do all this you know.”
“I wanted to,” she returned.
I knew there was no use in arguing with her, but something about it didn’t sit quite right with me. Was she here caring for Lily and hanging around me because she felt bad for us? We were not a fucking charity case for her to take pity on.
Seeming to sense my mood, Alexa dipped her index finger into the frosting of a cupcake and brought it to my mouth, her eyes sparkling with challenge. I reached out and gripped her wrist, my eyes locked on hers as I swirled my tongue gently across the pad of her finger.
Alexa let out a ragged moan. Lily giggled at the sight of us, pulling our attention back to the fact that we had an audience.
I cleared my throat, trying to regain some composure and stop the throbbing ache low in my balls. “Do you want to show Alexa how to start your bath water while I clean up the kitchen?”
Lily hopped up and with one hand holding her walker, she grabbed for Alexa’s hand with the other . “Come on, Lexa . I’ll show you where I keep the bubbles.”
Watching the two of them together had me wondering if Lily needed more a more stable female role model in her life. The thought was sobering.
I cleaned up the kitchen to the backdrop of pleasant sounds of feminine laughter and splashing water coming from down the hall . Once I was through I peeked into the bathroom, finding Lily covered in bubbles, playing with her bath toys and Alexa kneeling over the side of the tub, wiggling that fine little ass at me. I took a moment to inspect her shapely backside, the way her jeans hugged her curves and the way her shirt had ridden up, exposing the curve of her lower back. She was sexy as hell and didn’t even know it. And seeing her nurturing side with Lily — hell, that just set off all kinds of alpha male in me. I wanted her.
They caught
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