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Crap. I forgot about my daughter. I push at his shoulders. “You should go.”
Fender refuses to budge. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m not letting Isla think I don’t love her.”
Love her? Did he say he loves my daughter? Before I have a chance to ask, the front door bangs open.
“Mom! I’m home.”
Fender kisses my lips. “Get dressed.”
He rolls out of bed and puts his jeans on while I remain on the bed frozen. He loves my daughter?
He slaps the mattress. “Dressed,” he orders before sauntering away.
The second the door closes on him, my mind comes back online. Shit. Isla’s here. The last time Fender spent the night was a shitshow.
I jump out of bed and race to put on some clothes. I sprint out of the bedroom and down the hall to find Fender and Isla sitting together on the sofa.
“Did you have a good time last night, Isla?” Fender asks and I about melt into the floor. He cares about my daughter. Really cares.
“It was fun but …” She trails off with a scowl.
“But what?” he coaxes.
When she doesn’t answer, he pushes. “You can tell me. You can trust me.”
“But everyone’s talking about how Cash & the Sinners played at the bar last night and I wasn’t there. I want to hear you play.”
“You want to hear the band play?”
“Yes! I love your music.”
“Don’t worry. We’ll make it happen.”
She frowns at him and bites her bottom lip. “You’re not going to run away again the way you did last time you stayed over?”
Fender pats her thigh. “I’m not going to run away.”
“Promise?”
He holds up a hand in a Boy Scout salute. “I promise I won’t run away from you ever again.”
My chest spasms with love for this man. Whoa. Hold on. Love? I love Fender?
Fender? The man who’s gentle with my daughter. The man who’s shown me more pleasure than I thought possible. The man who actually apologized and owned up to his mistakes. Shit. It’s official. I’ve fallen for the grumpy rockstar.
Now, I really do melt into the floor. My legs go weak and I slide against the wall until my butt hits the floor. I fell for a rockstar.
This is a disaster. He’s not in Winter Falls permanently. He’ll leave and take my heart with him. I clutch my chest. It’ll be much worse than when Charles left me with a baby. I didn’t love Charles the way I love Fender.
I love Fender. I breathe deep as my heart gallops while I allow the realization to sink in.
“Can I ask you something?” Isla asks and I remember I’m not alone. I’m in the hallway eavesdropping on my daughter and the man I love.
“You can ask me anything,” Fender says.
“You won’t get mad?”
“I won’t get mad.”
