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Collin peeks into the diaper. “Have you seen that sucker? The lucky kid is definitely mine.”
Jade starts laughing and he smiles with her.
I whisper to Beth, “He’s kind of perfect for her crazy ass.”
Beth giggles. “You don’t know the half of it. They’re absolutely a perfect match.”
Just then, a familiar-looking attractive blonde woman and man walk out. Jade says, “This is my father, Declan, and my stepmother, Melissa.”
I mumble to Jade, “You look exactly like your stepmom.”
She laughs. “I know. Totally. I look nothing like my actual mom. She’ll be here soon though if you want to meet her. Darian bought one of her paintings. She’s delivering it. She should be here after lunch.”
“I’d love that. The woman who birthed crazy Jade. I can only imagine.”
Jade simply gives me her mischievous smile.
We have a fun day in the sun and pool. Valentina and Matteo have been happily playing with the others. This is nice for them.
I keep checking my phone and Beth notices. “Are you sure everything is okay?”
I nod and lie, “Yes.” I don’t want to put a damper on today.
Jackson fires up the grill and starts cooking for this army. The kids eat burgers and dogs by the pool. Without me saying anything, Beth goes out of her way to ensure there’s no cheese on Matteo’s burger. Despite the fact that she hasn’t been with him in over fourteen months, she remembers. My heart warms at the notion.
The adults all sit at a big outdoor table. As soon as we’re seated, Reagan’s phone starts ringing. She looks at it in confusion. “Dominic, you’re calling me.”
I grab my phone from my back pocket. “Whoops. Sorry. It must have accidentally dialed you.” I place it on the table so it doesn’t happen again.
Reagan and Trevor start laughing. Jackson just shakes his head. Clearly I’m missing something.
Trevor winks at me. “We have a very strict butt dial rule in this family, Dom. If you butt dial someone, you have to tell your most embarrassing sex story and then pick someone else to tell one as well. That person picks another, and then the next picks one more.”
I see a bunch of other smiles at the table. This is clearly a fun family.
Jackson closes his eyes for a moment. “Sorry, Dom. These two are relentless. Just get it over with or they’ll hound you. Don’t worry, there’s nothing you can say that hasn’t already been said at this table before. No one here has any boundaries.”
It’s kind of ironic that he’s talking about boundaries. His hands have been all over Darian all day. I think he applied suntan lotion to her body for an hour, and definitely in some places that aren’t exposed to the sun.
Skylar too. I’m used to seeing her in business mode. Watching her husband, Lance, grope her all day is a little bizarre for me. He completely dotes on her, even calling her sweets all the time.
Trevor is staring at me and I’m not sure what to say. I look at Beth and she shrugs. “House rules. You’ve got to follow them. Out with it, Mazzello.”
I lean over and whisper, “Can I tell them about Saturday night?”
“I think that’smymost embarrassing story but go for it. This crew has certainly seen me at my worst.”
I straighten my back. “Well, the other night, Beth and I were on a small boat in the middle of a lake and things were…happening, and she was a little dazed.”
Cassandra interrupts, “Why were you dazed, Beth?” She has a huge grin.
Beth doesn’t miss a beat. “Because I had just had the first of three orgasms he gave me that night. I couldn’t even see straight.” She smiles innocently and a few people chuckle.
I continue, “Anyway, we were switching positions and she was out of it. She tripped, naked, and flipped over the side of the boat into the water.”
Everyone starts laughing, including Beth and me. Trevor asks, “What did you do, Dom?”
“I dove in after her. I wasn’t sure if she hit her head. She did a complete flip. It wasn’t graceful.”
