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“Are you the young man who works for Perry?”
“Worked and yes. Today was my last day.”
“Really? What are you going to do now?”
Dominic’s eyes went to me, and I nodded. My mom was one of the most laid-back women on the planet. She had to be since she raised Greer and me on her own from our early teenage years on. My dad passed away when we were still living down south. He worked as an electrical lineman and there was an accident one day. Dad didn’t come home that night. It was why we moved up here. My mom had a sister in Pennsylvania and wanted to be close to family. Now the two of them were together in Florida, living the snow-free life.
“I… ummm…” Poor Dominic.
I took the phone from him. “He’s a dancer, Mom. A damn good one.”
“Like in movies?”
“No, like on stage, nearly naked.”
“I don’t need more details.” She tilted her head, studied me in the way Mom did. “You’re happy, Pey.”
I rolled my eyes. “I’m always happy.”
“No, you’re not,” she said at the same time Perry did. “Sure, you might be content,” Mom added. “But truly happy… I haven’t seen that in a while.”
“Well, since I’m so happy, you should know why. The three of us are in a relationship.”
Mom’s eyes went wide, and a big smile lit her face. “I need to come visit! I’ve never met Dominic in person.”
Perry chuckled. “Anytime you want, Mrs. Lynx.”
“Maybe in May when there’s no snow. You know how much I hate that shit.”
“Whenever, Mom,” I told her.
“How does this work?” she asked. “There are three of you, so will you need to buy a custom bed? Do you need to remodel your house, Pey? What about Greer? Is he going to move out? I’m not sure if he’ll like living there with the three of you. Then again, the house is big enough for twenty.” It wasn’t. It had five bedrooms and five bathrooms.
“Mom, we just started this. We haven’t talked about living together. Ease back a bit.”
“You already live with Perry.”
I nodded. “I do.” Wherever Perry went, I did too.
“Dominic? Where do you live?” she asked loudly.
“I have an apartment across town,” he replied.
“That’s too far from Peyton’s house.”
Scrubbing my hand over the top of my head, I tried not to glare at my mom. She had a big heart, but she could get pushy. “Dom doesn’t need me watching out for him. He can take care of himself.”
“Nonsense. There’s no one better than my boys. You two can protect anyone. What if Dominic gets a stalker? If he’s up there shaking his bare ass all night, someone’s bound to want to take a bite.”
Perry’s shoulders shook as he tried to keep his laugh from being audible. He had his head down, staring at his plate. Poor Dominic looked like a deer in the headlights.
“He doesn’t have a stalker,” I told her. Though the thought was in my head now. What if he did and he didn’t know about it? My gaze went to his out of instinct and concern.
“No.” He pointed at me. “No one is stalking me. Dex would know if some shady fuck was trying to get into the club.”
Perry went still, quickly sobering. “It could be a member thinking they have a lot of money and can get whatever they want.”
“Jesus, do you hear yourselves?” Dominic asked. “No one is stalking me. Can we go back to eating and being blissfully happy?”
