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“It’ll be weird staying at the lodge without you. Why can’t we just stay here?”
“Because you and your mom need some one-on-one time together.”
Tracy wanted to stay here, but I don’t want to start that habit. It hasn’t been that long ago since Tracy tried to kiss me after she dropped Owen off. Fortunately, he didn’t see it, but it was about as awkward as it gets.
“Don’t you miss us?” she asked.
“Please, Tracy. We don’t need to revisit this.”
It had been enough to shut her down that night, but I don’t trust her to not try again if she stays here. And I meant what I said about the two of them needing time together. She owes that to Owen.
“I’d rather stay at the lodge without you than go to Arizona, though,” Owen is saying.
I groan inside. He’s still adamant about not going to Arizona, and I’m not sure how much to push him about it yet.
“She’s willing to come see you during the school year, which is great, but during the summer, she wants you to come stay with her,” I tell him. “You need to give it a chance. Maybe you’ll love it there too.”
He shakes his head. “Not the way I love it here.”
“Well, no. This is the home you’ve always known. It’s understandable, but…that’s where your mom will be.”
He nods, his expression grave. “Do you think you’ll ever get another wife?”
My eyes widen and I think my mouth gapes too, as I try to think of what to say. “Do you want me to get another wife?” I finally ask.
He rolls to his side, tucking the pillow under his cheek.
“I like our new family,” he says. “If it was someone like Sofie or Marlow or Ruby…I wouldn’t mind at all. They make our family better, like Felicity does. Do you think Felicity would want to be in our family?”
I swallow and feel the words stuttering in my chest before I even try to say anything. “I-I…people can be part of the family without marriage. Felicity is our friend. She works for us—she takes care of you and she also caresaboutyou, but it has nothing to do with romantic feelings for me…which is what is needed for a marriage to work.”
“Do you have romantic feelings for her?” he asks.
“Geez, son.” I just barely manage to avoid the heavier curses running through my mind. “I, uh, I think Felicity is great and that we’re lucky to have her working here.” I frown.
Why can’t I just say no to his question? That would take care of that. But every time I try to form the word, I pause and think,doI have romantic feelings for her?
No. It’s crazy. I don’t. I’m attracted to her. I like her. I like to be around her. But that’s all it is.
Midway through a yawn, Owen says, “I hope she never leaves.”
I kiss his forehead and turn off his light and when I walk out of the room, I whisper,” I hope she doesn’t either.”
Later, I pause when I pass the window and see her walking up her stairs. I glance at the clock. It’s after ten. Where has she been? Maybe shewason a date.
She goes inside and I freeze when she pulls her shirt over her head. Her blonde hair spills over her shoulders and my mouth waters even though I barely see her bra. The expanse of skin andthe curve of her tits when she turns to the side is enough to have me cursing myself for still standing here, while also wishing the distance between my room and hers was closer so I could get a better look. She glances out the window and since my room is dark, I know she can’t see me, but she pauses a second before closing her curtains.
I put my fist to my mouth, my heartbeat erratic. What the hell is wrong with me?
Instead of crawling into bed, I stalk to the shower and have it out with my dick.
But it doesn’t drive the thoughts of her out of me. Not even a little bit.
I dream of her and wake up in the middle of the night fisting myself, ready for another round, and when I wake up before my alarm in the morning, I’m hard as a rock, imagining her riding me hard as I come with her name on my lips.
What the fuck am I going to do?
That evening, when I get home from work, Felicity hustles to get dinner on the table and Owen and I try to be helpful.
