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Dallas turned to leave. “If you need someone to vouch for you, I’m your man.” He tapped the door in emphasis on his way out.
* * *
Quinn pushed her glasses up on her nose as she studied the menu. Although she was fully a teenager at fifteen, somehow that gesture made my heart twinge a little. It made her seem younger than her years. She seemed to have assumed the role of Sasha’s gatekeeper, casting me a sort of glowering look and asking pointed questions.
After we ordered, the conversation actually went easier than I anticipated. Quinn was polite and delightful with a quirky and blunt sense of humor. She had lots of questions about my job, which was easy enough to talk about. I was an expert at keeping discussions general so as to avoid complications.
When I walked up to the apartment with them afterward, Quinn gave me a cautious look in the living room. “You can stay for a little bit. I’m going to my room.”
Sasha rolled her eyes, crossing to her. “Good night, sweetie. Don’t forget, we have errands tomorrow.”
“How could I?” Quinn drawled as she turned before spinning back and kissing her mother on the cheek. She called, “Thanks for dinner!” just before sprinting to her room.
After her door closed, Sasha looked at me. “Do you want to stay for a little while? You don’t have to.”
“As if I’d say no,” I said bluntly. I shrugged out of my winter jacket, hanging it on the coat rack by the door and slipping off my shoes.
“Do you want something to drink?” Sasha asked from where she stood in the archway that divided the living room and kitchen areas. She looked restless with her fingers twining together.
“Maybe water? I’ve still got to drive home even though it’s not far.”
A moment later, she sat on the couch beside me, setting two glasses of water on the coffee table beside it. She sat cross-legged and looked over at me. “Thanks for taking Quinn with us. I hope it wasn’t too awkward.”
“Not at all.” I reached for her hand to discover it was cold. I gave her a little tug, and she scooted closer. Her eyes searched mine. “Quinn’s your daughter. It’s not awkward to have dinner with her.”
Sasha bit her lip. “I’m not used to dating, much less anyone who didn’t run because I have a teenage daughter.”
“Sasha, I know you, and I know your life. She’s a good chaperone,” I teased, rubbing my thumb over the back of her hand.
Her shoulders shook when she laughed. “I know. I wish you could stay the night.”
“Same, but I don’t know that Quinn’s ready for that,” I offered. “She’s no idiot, but I don’t want to dive in too quickly.”
I was mentally at peace with taking it slow, but my body had other ideas. “How likely is it that she’s gonna burst out and check on us?”
Pink crested on Sasha’s cheeks. “Not likely. She watches YouTube and chats with friends. Once she’s in her room, she’s in.”
“Then come here.”
Sasha came easily, uncurling her legs as I let go of her hand and slid my hand up her back to lever her closer to me. I didn’t count on how difficult it would be to pump the brakes and stop kissing her. One kiss blurred into another and then another.
By the time I managed to break my mouth free of her delicious lips, I was out of breath and my heart was drumming wildly. My cock was swollen to the point of pain. Dragging my eyes open, I took her in. Her lips were kiss swollen, and her cheeks flushed.
“Fuck me,” I rasped.
“No, fuck me,” she teased.
I squeezed her hand. “Maybe we should have a lunch date soon?”
Sasha’s eyes took on a gleam. “That would be lovely. Quinn is at school during lunch, and she starts back after break on Monday.”
“Of course,” I whispered against her lips just before kissing her again.
ChapterEighteen
SASHA
Noah was picking me up for lunch. I only had an hour. Although my boss, Helena, would’ve given me extra time and never really monitored my hours, I had to be back for a meeting.
