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“Nikolai.” I elbow him.
Kyle, however, doesn’t seem fazed and even raises an eyebrow. “Seems adequate. Finally some revenge for all the cock-blocking you indulged in during your toddler years.”
“I was literally a toddler. Get over it.”
“And your junior years and preteen years,” he counts on one hand. “Teenage years and uni years…should I keep counting?”
“I can’t believe this!” Nikolai throws his hands in the air. “Hello, Petty Police? I’m reporting my dad.”
“Lock me the fuck up.”
“I might withdraw the charges if you just go away. Fucking now, please.”
I smile at their bickering. They have the most comical relationship I’ve ever witnessed, and they’re just great fun to be around.
“Your mom and sisters are waiting for you for dinner. You’ll have to delay your plans for later.” He looks at me with a soft smile. “I apologize for his unruly behavior.”
“Dad!”
“What? You’ve had him locked in here for hours.”
“More like he’s had me locked up and I didn’t even get my prize,” he mutters like a kicked puppy.
“I’m really okay,” I tell Kyle.
“Hey, Dad.” He nudges him. “Do it.”
“Do what?”
“That thing we talked about.”
I stare between them as Kyle actually rolls his eyes. “Do I have to?”
“Come on, I’ve been asking you for months!”
“Fine.” His eyes meet mine as he exhales. “This is ridiculous.”
My ears prickle and I feel the heat rising to them. “What’s going on?”
“Bran, I need to ask you a very serious question.”
I straighten, all humor disappearing. “Anything.”
“What do you like about my twat of a son?”
“The twat part didn’t need to be there!” Nikolai pushes his dad teasingly.
“I also didn’t need to ask that very silly question when you’re already together.”
“His dad did it. I wanted you to do it as well.”
My chuckle breaks their banter and I clear my throat. “I like that he oozes confidence, too much so sometimes. I like that he’s fiercely loyal, intensely protective, and loves with every fiber of his being. I like that he never fakes his actions or his emotions—what you see is literally what you get. But most of all, I like, no, Ilovethat he loves me.”
A shit-eating grin covers Nikolai's face and I smile back, not even embarrassed by saying all that out loud.
“That was actually very touching,” Kyle says, then nudges his son with a foot. “Happy now?”
“Very. Now, go away, Dad. Seriously. Or I’ll be sleeping on your goddamn bedroom floor later.”
