Page 27 of Alec’s Dream

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Alec knew he was staring, knew he did it every time he saw Macy with his daughter and he still couldn’t stop himself.

It wasn’t like he didn’t see women with Jocelyn. McKenna would be over the moon if he and his kid moved in with her and Nix so she could spend more time with Joss. Hell, the woman had offered to quit her job at Gemini Group and babysit instead of Alec putting Joss in daycare.

Silver and Kennedy also spent a good amount of time cuddling his girl, but it was different when Macy did it.

He couldn’t explain why, he just knew his chest didn’t burn when the other women made his daughter smile.

“Dinner?” Macy’s question cut through his thoughts.

“Yep.”

“I’m not dressed for dinner.”

“We’ll wait.”

Macy fidgeted with Jocelyn but did this while shaking her head. “I’m not hungry, Alec.”

Right, because she’d eaten fucking popcorn for dinner.

He paused, taking in her appearance, the two bottles of Angry Orchard, the goddamned microwave popcorn, and the blanket in a heap on the couch. Macy’d settled in for the night—alone in her living room because her children were at her fuckface ex’s house.

Alec pulled his phone out of his back pocket and started tapping out a number he knew from memory.

“What are you doing?” Macy inquired.

“Calling Holden and asking him to bring food.”

“Um…why?”

“Because I’m hungry. Because no way in fuck am I leaving here knowing all you’ve eaten is popcorn. And lastly, because if I leave to go get food I know you won’t let me back in.”

Alec bit back a smile when Macy’s eyes narrowed and her left eye started twitching. Damn, she was cute when she was worked up. He was also fighting a grin because he wondered if she even realized Joss had rested her cheek on her shoulder and Macy was rocking his daughter to sleep.

“Yo,” Holden answered in his ear.

“I need a favor,” Alec cut straight to it. “You still at the office?”

“Yep.”

“Can you stop by the Freeze and pick up four cheeseburgers and two large fries and drop it off at Macy’s?”

“There a reason you’re using me as your personal delivery man?” Holden chuckled.

“Yep. Because I’m standing in Macy’s living room and if I leave to go pick up our dinner she’s gonna lock me out,” Alec answered Holden with no remorse.

“I can’t believe you just told him that,” Macy seethed.

“Why? It’s the truth,” he returned.

“So? I don’t even know Holden, now he’s going to think I’m a b…brat.”

“A brat?” Alec laughed.

“I don’t use foul language in front of children,” she informed him.

“Um, babe, first Joss is a year old. You can say bitch in front of her and I promise she won’t repeat it. And second, she’s sound asleep.”