Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 93698 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 375(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 93698 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 375(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
After tucking him in, they quietly left the room and she shut the door completely because she wanted to talk to Zeke without waking up Ledger.
“I have something to ask you.” She headed out to the living room with Zeke on her heels.
“Gonna get you some scratch soon, Ky.”
“While that would be helpful, that’s not what I need to ask.” When they reached the living room, she turned to face him.
Holy shit, the man was drop-dead gorgeous. And it seemed that having a kid was humbling him, too. But at his core, she had no doubt he was still that arrogant asshole. One ready to get into a fight at the drop of a hat.
“Was he good for you?”
“Fuckin’ great. Spent some time with my mom. She ain’t happy ‘bout not tellin’ him who she is.”
“I’m sure,” she mumbled. “Soon. I promise.” Though, the thought gave her anxiety.
“Not soon enough, Ky.”
“Once I figure out what’s the best way to do it. I think we should both be there when I tell him. Then we can slowly introduce everyone else.”
“The best way to do it’s just fuckin’ tell him, Ky. Can do that this weekend.”
This weekend? “Maybe. I’ll let you know.”
“Ain’t no maybe ‘bout it. This weekend,” he insisted.
“Zeke—”
“That’s what you wanted to fuckin’ ask me? For today’s report?”
Oh, he was good. He was trying to keep her from arguing by changing the subject. “No.”
“Then, what?”
“I…um…” She bit her lower lip. He was not going to like what she was about to ask. He’d be fine with the request itself, but not the reason for it. Because of that, she braced herself to deal with the blowback. “I have a date Friday night and I figured you could stay here with Ledger while I’m out.”
He stared at her.
Then stared at her some more.
During that time, his relaxed demeanor quickly disappeared. “What?”
She simplified her request. “Friday night. Me and a date. You and Ledger.”
His jaw shifted. “Heard you.”
“Then why did you—”
“Fuck that,” he grumbled.
“Fuck what? Spending time with Ledger? I thought this would be a good opportunity for that.” She shrugged. “If you can’t or don’t want to do it, I’ll have my parents watch him.”
“The fuck that was ‘bout you goin’ on a damn date. Not ‘bout spendin’ time with my boy.”
“You don’t think I should date? Remember Glen? The guy you punched at the fairgrounds?”
Zeke sucked on his teeth. “That fucker’s still around?”
“He’s not a fucker and yes, Zeke, he’s still around. He’s a good guy. He’s also great with Ledger. And guess what? He’s not a jealous asshole who punches people for no reason.”
“Ain’t a jealous asshole.”
Well, that was laughable. But she went along with it like he was serious. “Good. There’s no reason to be since we’re not together.”
“Could be.”
“That’s true, but you preferred Bunny sucking your dick over me.” She wished she could flush that memory from her head, but every time she was with Zeke it was front and center. Apparently, her head didn’t want her heart to forget.
“Meant now.”
“I’m not interested. I like Glen.” Glen didn’t have an arrest record and he had a stable job. And, so far, she hadn’t seen him lose his temper once.
“Fuck Glen.”
“I don’t need your permission to do so.”
“What the fuck,” he growled.
“News flash: what I do with Glen isn’t your business. But rest assured, whatever I do with him won’t be in the middle of a party.”
She actually hadn’t had sex with him yet since they hadn’t known each other that long. Nothing past making out and some light touching, actually. She wanted to make sure the chemistry was strong before moving forward.
Ledger was a good example of how birth control could fail and she didn’t want that happening again. If it did, she wanted to make sure she actually wanted to be with the father before having a baby with him. Because once that child was born, you were tied to that person forever.
She certainly had no plan to have a bunch of kids with different fathers, anyway. Hell, she didn’t plan on having a bunch of kids at all. With anyone. At this point, one was enough. Especially since Zeke was the father of that one.
“My mother will be happy to watch him. I figured I’d ask you first since you’ve been pushing to let him know you’re his father.”
With one hand on his hip, he dropped his head and shook it. With an irritated sigh, he raised it again. “Gonna do it.”
“Do what?”
“Stay with him while you go out and suck that guy’s dick.” One side of his upper lip pulled up in a sneer.
She rolled her lips under at how specific he was. “We’re going out for dinner. And then…”
“Then?” he growled.
“I don’t know what he has planned after dinner.”
“Every goddamn man knows what the fuck he’s got planned after payin’ for your dinner. He’s gonna want paid back.” His blue eyes landed on her mouth, then dropped to her crotch.