Hiding was no longer an option for me. I planned to become the kind of woman brave enough to love Boone with my whole heart.
BOONE
As much as Skylar and Lyric warmed up to me over the next week, they still side-eyed my constant presence at their house. I figured they might adjust to how Nova and I were a couple once they visited my place.
I drove them over on Saturday morning after breakfast. Lyric bobbed her head to the music while Skylar dozed off. Nova held her tongue, afraid to put a voice to her worries.
I suspected Nova was mostly tense about Exile’s lingering bad mood. He barely acknowledged me, even when I was standing next to him. Despite her worries, Nova often behaved like a horny teenager around her brother. She only took a break from dry humping me if children were present.
I felt like they were working out issues from their childhood, so I didn’t meddle. Spending time with Nova was more important than figuring out their relationship.
Skylar woke up when we pulled into the underground parking lot. She looked around startled and slid her sunglasses onto the top of her head to see better.
“You live in the ground?” Lyric asked me.
“No, I just park here.”
The girls were a little creeped out by the well-lit garage. They held their mom’s hands while we walked to the elevator.
“This is a hotel,” Lyric told me.
“No, it’s just condos. Do you want to push the button?”
The girls instantly perked up at taking charge of the buttons. They even used my phone to open the condo door.
The girls oohed and aahed at the condo’s interior, especially enjoying the view. Skylar seemed fascinated by looking down at the cars. Lyric was more interested in the cage.
“When is your dog coming home?”
“I’ll get him soon. That way, when you visit next weekend, he’ll have you to play with.”
“This is good, right?” I asked Nova, who remained on edge.
Nova glanced up at my loft bedroom. “I feel weird having the girls here.”
“Why is that?” I asked and wrapped her up against my body.
“This place feels like our sex den,” Nova whispered, making me chuckle. “I can’t view it as appropriate for children.”
“Open your mind, perv,” I teased.
Nova gasped at being called a perv. I saw the exact moment when her wild child amusement overrode her good girl horror.
Letting Nova adjust to the new reality, I asked, “Girls, do you want to see how I fancied up my second bedroom?”
Lyric was curious, but I sensed Skylar wanted to keep looking down at the cars. They both followed to the second room.
A few days ago, Nova and Goldie helped me think of ways to turn the standard side bedroom into something more inviting to rowdy princesses.
The bedding was now a pale blue sheet set with a plush pink comforter. A bunny-shaped lamp sat on the side table. A pink shag rug rested on the hardwood floor.
“We can paint the walls whatever colors you want,” I told them. “You can also pick things to put on the walls.”
“What about night lights?” Skylar asked.
“I already had those because my mom sleeps here sometimes,” I explained and opened the closet door. “There are two lava lamps, just in case one goes out. I also have a lava lamp night light in the bathroom.”
Skylar was instantly drawn to the lava lamps. Lyric climbed onto the bed and looked around.
