Mike
Shit, I’d almost blurted that I knew. If I had, Dynamo would have gone wild. She didn’t realise, but the truth of what happened was in those beautiful, expressive eyes. Dynamo had been missing for eight weeks; I’d put together the timeline. I didn’t need to question what transpired. They’d tried to break her and had nearly succeeded. Dynamo had survived, but she had scars. Obviously, she now trained excessively to ensure she’d never be a victim again.
“Shit,” I muttered as I got in the car. I had to pick the girls up from school. With Dynamo occupying my mind, I drove there and made it just in time. The school run was something I hated. The moms swarmed me because I was one of the few fatherspicking up their kids.
I knew what they had seen. A single dad who was quite good-looking and in great shape. Over a quarter of the mothers were single, and the rest didn’t care. They’d have a fling at the drop of a hat.
Not a shame I didn’t find anyone attractive, though. They certainly wouldn’t be able to handle my life.
I inwardly groaned as Shauna, Pamela, and Missy headed for me. All three were a pain in my fuckin’ ass. Missy was married, but made it clear she was up for some fun. Pamela was divorced and was searching for husband number two to take care of her and her brat of a daughter. Shauna was single, and quite simply, a goddamn bitch. I loathed them. But they appeared to believe they had dibs on me.
“Hi Mike!” Shauna trilled.
“Shauna,” I replied, and she beamed. Didn’t matter how I greeted her; she always thought it was a welcome.
“You’re looking great today, new haircut?” Pamela added.
“No.”
“Something’s different,” Shauna tapped her chin as she pretended to think.
Here it came.
“You’ve been working out…” Missy sighed as she felt my arm up.
I moved away. “Missy, I’ve asked you not to do that.”
The damn bitch batted her eyes. “Aw, come on,Mike, don’t be shy.”
“Missy, I’m not a piece of meat. If someone you weren’t attracted to kept touching you, you’d be offended,” I stated, not caring how my words sounded.
Missy drew in an insulted breath and stormed off. One down, two to go. Shauna and Pamela seemed to pick up on my mood for once and smiled sweetly before moving away.
Evilly, I grinned as Raven appeared with Robin on her heels.
“Dad!” they bellowed, and I laughed as I swung them up. Several of the moms were watching with lust in their eyes, but I ignored them. I kissed my angels and put them down.
“Come on, girls, let’s get home, do your homework, and then how about pizza tonight?”
They screamed yes and made me wince, but a grin still escaped me. This was my life, and I wouldn’t change it for anything.
Chapter Six.
Mike
The phone rang while we were eating dinner. I’d splurged and let them have cheese garlic bread and wings with it. Jude’s number flashed up, and I hit answer.
“Yo, how’s you, brother? Girls, it’s Uncle Jude,” I said, alerting Jude the kids were here.
“Uncle Jude!” Robin shrieked.
“Hey Princess!” Jude replied with warmth in his voice. Jude was the girls' godparent and my backup. If I died, he’d take them. Without a doubt, he’d set the world on fire for them. “How was school?”
Raven and Robin babbled for ten minutes, Jude paying them close attention and listening to their gossip. I loved my captain for that.
“Okay, Uncle Jude needs to talk to Daddy. Be good,and I’ll have a present next time I see you,” Jude said. The kids cheered but didn’t ask when that would be. They knew Jude did important work and never pressed for details.
“What’s up?” I asked, heading to the office.
