I turn to him. “No,” I say desperately. “Nothing you could do would ever make me feel uncomfortable.”

His cheeks blush, and a smile quirks the side of his mouth. “I should go check on Bailey.”

She’s really crying now, an angry, demanding sound.

I swallow and shake off this heavy, lust-filled feeling. Maybe it’s for the best we were interrupted. It’s not like we could just strip right here and do it on his brother’s countertop.

I look around.

Or could we?

home at any moment and we would be caught. I don’t want to give Sam

thing in the world. Definitely a daddy’s girl. And he’s so good with her. There’s just something so

and they sit on the floor. Bailey’s tears stop. She must remember me from yesterday, because she reaches her little hand toward me. I take it

she’s really picky about the people she lets near me,” Deacon says. “She’s

my eyes, making funny faces at her, getting her to laugh. “I like

so I start to sing the words and he sings along too. He has a great singing voice, and I was always given solos when I was in the school choir so

me, but stops before getting too close. His eyes are intense, focused on mine.

wrong? In the kitchen it seemed like he really wanted me. I feel so confused right now, and torn. I know if we kiss, or if things go any further, that might change the dynamic between us. It might screw up this whole arrangement. Maybe he’s afraid if we sleep together and things change between us, he won’t have someone to take care of Bailey while he goes to work. I can’t blame him. I know how hard it

says, his voice hesitant, as if he doesn’t really

to get in trouble at work. I don’t want to

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