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“Ohh…” I say, disappointment filling me.
He moves us around so we’re lying on our sides, facing each other. Chris surprises me by grabbing my hands and pulling them to his mouth so he can kiss them. “I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be sorry,” I tell him honestly. “I’m sorry I don’t have any.”
His smile makes him look young and carefree, how I remembered he looked when we were younger. “Can I take you out to dinner tonight?”
I nod. “I’d like that.”
Chris moves to get up and grabs my hands, helping me up and out of bed. He tips my head back and kisses me softly on the lips. “How about I come back in an hour to pick you up?”
“That sounds good.” I walk him toward the door. “If Mom and Dad can keep Madison all night you could plan on staying here.” I’ve never been bold in my life. I’m surprised with myself.
“Okay, I’d like that, but why don’t we pick up Madison after dinner, then I can spend the night with both of you.”
I’m not sure why, but that tickles me. I love that he wants our daughter here as well. “Okay, that sounds great.
Chris kisses me one more time. “Be back in an hour.” I shut the door behind him and then jump up and down, clapping quietly.
Shoot, now I have to figure out what to wear.
Chris
I’m rubbing some styling cream through my hair, trying to wrangle it into submission when there’s a knock on my bedroom door. “Come in,” I call out. Dad appears in the doorway to the bathroom a moment later. “Hey Dad.”
“You look nice, do you have a date?” he says hopefully.
I smile and nod. “Yeah. I’m taking Haddie out for dinner tonight.”
His face lights up even more—I know his hope is that she and I become a couple, whether it is for Madison’s sake, I don’t know, but he talks about how Haddie and I make a good team. I just haven’t wanted to get his hopes up.
The truth is, I like her…a lot, and it’s not just because she’s the mother of my child. She’s only twenty, but she’s so mature. She believes in me and gives me the strength to feel like I can do anything.
It doesn’t hurt that she’s fucking stunning, and for someone inexperienced, when she kisses me, I feel it in my soul. Fuck, that sounds cheesy, but it’s the truth.
“That’s great! Who has the precious girl tonight?” Of course, Dad’s beaming, this is what he wanted.
“Journey and Dylan, but we’re going to pick her up after we’re done. You know, just hang out together.” I wash the styling cream off my hands. I turn to look at him and he’s smiling wide.
“Well, I’ll let you finish getting ready, but please send Haddie my love, and kiss that precious girl for me.” He starts to walk away, but he stops and turns back to me. “I’m really proud of you, son. I-I know your mom is looking down on you and she’s so proud of you too.”
I walk over to him and pull Dad into my arms, giving him a back slapping hug. “Thank you for believing in me and helping me get help, cleaning up my life. I love you.”
“I love you, too, son.”
He leaves me to finish, and I get dressed in a pair of jeans and a royal blue polo. I slip on a pair of tan Birkenstocks. I pull my gym bag out of the closet and throw a change of clothes into it, and grab the box of condoms I bought.
Earlier I wanted nothing more than to be inside her, and it took all my willpower not to just say fuck it and take the chance of getting her pregnant again, which is so fucking irresponsible.
Thankfully, I was smart and stopped it. I don’t know if anything will happen tonight, but I want to be prepared just in case. I throw the bag over my shoulder, and I head into the family room. “Dad, I’m heading out.”
He gets up from the recliner. “Son, you aren’t a teenager anymore. You don’t have to check in with me.” Dad chuckles, making me smile. “You kids have fun tonight.”
I head out to my truck, tossing the bag into the passenger seat. By the time I pull into the parking lot at Haddie’s apartment I’m a ball of nerves. I’ve never had an issue with women, getting them or fucking them. Back in my partying days I had plenty of girls ready and willing to burn up the sheets with me.
Hell, I’ve had orgies that would make a porn star blush—I’m not proud of my behavior, because I’ve treated women like they were basically fuck toys. I know that sounds gross, but it’s the truth.
Shit, my daughter was conceived when I was blackout drunk. I hate that, it’s not like Madison will ever know, but I will and so will Haddie. My hope is that I can at least erase that memory from Haddie’s mind by giving her a better one.
