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“FromTheLittle Mermaid?”
He nods.
“I get that a lot. I think it’s the hair.”
“You’re so pretty. You look like a princess.”
Rose smiles again. “Aren’t you a little charmer?” She tickles his belly button, and he giggles. “You’re cute too, Luke.”
Luke breaks into a huge grin. And just like that, my son, who has cried every single time a babysitter has walked through the door, takes Rose’s hand and pulls her into the house without a single tear in sight.
I have to hide my smile. My son has his first crush. How adorable. Rose is officially a keeper.
A few minutes later, I see Trevor and Cassandra’s car pull into my driveway. I poke my head into the living room. Luke and Rose are engrossed in a board game.
“Bye, baby. Be good.”
He doesn’t even lift his head. “Bye, Mama.”
I’m not sure what’s more heartbreaking, leaving him in tears screaming for me or the fact that he doesn’t appear to care that I’m leaving.
I walk outside and get into the back seat of their car. Cassandra turns back toward me. “How bad was he?”
I shake my head. “Not a single tear. The babysitter is very pretty, and Luke was immediately taken with her. He didn’t even notice me leaving.”
Trevor and Cassandra both start laughing. Trevor asks, “Did he compliment her and then find a way to touch her?”
“Yes. Why do you know that?”
I see his smirk in the rearview mirror. “I may have taught him a few things about how to handle the ladies. He’s a handsome boy. The girls are already drawn to him. He asked me for a little guidance.”
I’m in shock. “Trevor, he’s three.”
Trevor simply continues smirking. “It’s never too early to learn how to treat a lady.”
Cassandra looks me up and down. “You look hot. Are you hoping to get laid tonight? Poor Joseph doesn’t know what he’s missing.”
My sister has zero filter and will say anything to anyone. Her husband might be twenty-four years her junior, but he’s the exact same way. The two of them together bring nuclear levels of crazy.
“Just keeping my options open.”
She looks me up and down again. “You don’t look like you’ve been fucked properly in a while. I guess Joseph isn’t getting the job done. You should find someone else.”
My sister also has an amazing gift for knowing when I am and am not getting laid. Unfortunately for me, it’s usually the latter.
I roll my eyes and say nothing as we make the short drive to the hotel. The party is for one of the daughters of Cassandra’s longtime best friend, Darian Lawrence Knight. They were college roommates. Darian’s three adult daughters consider Cassandra family, calling her Aunt Cass.
Cassandra is twenty years older than me. We share a father, who we both resemble with our dark hair and blue eyes. She had no relationship with him, and he passed when I was quite young.
Cassandra and I had nothing to do with each other until two years ago when my mother was dying. Cassandra is my only sibling, I was freshly divorced, a new mother, and I desperately wanted to reconnect with her. I secured a job at her law firm to try to get to know her. It took her a few months to figure out who I was, but once she did, she immediately welcomed me into her life. Being in her life also meant that I was in Darian’s life with her enormous, blended family.
A few years after Darian’s husband passed, she remarried Jackson Knight, a well-known, successful Philadelphia developer. He has three adult sons. Trevor is one of those sons. Despite the substantial age difference, he and Cassandra began secretly dating. At the same time I came into the picture, their relationship had just become public. It was a bit of a mess for a while, but they’re happily married now and have twin babies, carried via gestational host.
We arrive at the hotel, and Trevor exits the car and opens my door for me. I take in his entire appearance: he’s wearing a dark suit, dark shirt, and red tie that matches Cassandra’s dress. Good god, he’s a handsome man. I can’t blame my sister for being unable to resist him. He must be six feet, three inches, with wavy dark hair, green eyes, and a perfect body. He looks exactly like his father, who’s equally attractive.
Trevor is just as handsome on the inside. I’m so thankful to him. My ex-husband has less and less involvement in Luke’s life every month that goes by. Trevor has stepped into a fatherly role with him. He even mentioned coaching his little league team next year. Luke adores Trevor and hangs on every word he says.
He smiles at me. “You look beautiful. That shade of blue matches your eyes.”
