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“No, I’m not.” Astrid’s face is unreadable as she watches me. “Let’s have breakfast together.”
“All of us?” I ask, unsure.
She gives me a strange look. “Yes. I insist.”
* * *
I’m notstupid enough to think Astrid invited us to her house as a peace offering.
She might not have been the bitch type, but she was always the “protect who I care about” type. The “mess with who I love and I’ll cut you” type.
No clue why I think she’ll dress me in a clown’s clothes and tell her kids to spray me with her precious paint.
It’d make so much sense, seriously.
The whole twenty-minute trip to her house doesn’t.
A big, warm hand grabs mine that I’ve been hiding with the other one between my thighs. I stare at Daniel as he interlinks his fingers with mine, keeping his attention on the road.
He stays there, between my thighs, eliciting pleasure, warmth, and the most important feeling of all.
Peace.
He peeks at me and I smile. It’s not forced or remotely fake.
If he’s with me, I can do this.
Or at least, I try to think of it as such.
He’s changed into khaki trousers and a polo shirt that gives him that preppy yet hot look. Daniel always hovered on the line between good and bad.
He can be the most mischievous troublemaker and the coldest jerk, depending on who he’s dealing with.
We arrive at Astrid’s house—or more like, mansion. Pretty sure this was an old castle and they renovated it into this modern setting.
Jay is practically jogging to Astrid’s side as soon as the cars stop. He doesn’t stop talking to her on and on like a chatterbox. I envy his easy-going nature sometimes. How he finds it easy to express himself. It’s so different from when I was a child—reserved and acting by the rules.
I’m glad he, at least, gets to live his childhood to the fullest.
“Mummy!” A small figure with light brown hair slams into her leg, then stares at Jayden with awe. “You found a prince, Mummy!”
“Sort of.” She laughs, then leans down so she’s almost eye level with him. Her expression is soft and loving as she kisses his cheek. “Brandon, this is Jayden. He loves Minions, too. Do you want to show him your collection?”
“Yes!” Brandon grabs Jay by the arm and practically drags him inside, then stops and waves at us. “Hi, Uncle Dan and beautiful lady from Mummy’s pictures.”
Then he disappears with Jay in tow.
I stare at her. “You have pictures of me?”
She clears her throat. “Some old things in the family album.”
“I thought Uncle Henry would’ve gotten rid of them.”
“Only the ones with your mum,” she says dismissively, leading us out back.
However, I can’t stop thinking about what she said.
Only the ones with your mum.
