Page 30 of Face-Off with my Childhood Best Friend

“Booff,” he mumbles without hesitation, but with his mouth full of pasta.

“Oh both. Clever boy,” Dad says. “You can do whatever you want. You could even be a lawyer like your aunt Lucia.”

“I will,” he replies with a nod of his head. “I want to catch baddies.”

“The police catch the baddies,” Lucia says. “Lawyers—”

“Lawyers have lots of money,” Cody says.

“Who told you that? Mommy?” Lucia laughs. “I don’t have any money. In fact, I have more debt than money. It’s expensive training to be a lawyer.” She turns to my dad and I hear her whisper, “Maybe I could come to your club and sell myself to pay off my debt. What could I earn?”

Dad owns several sex clubs, the closest one is in the Hunter Valley, where he lives. Mom thought it was too close to home for comfort, and why they argued like it was a national sport.

She hated her friends knew about her husband’s venture. As well as secret rooms where only the individuals inside know what goes on. Club X also hosts auctions. I attended one when my teammate Oliver Peckham met his future wife.

Dad’s eyes lock on hers, and he gives a low growl.

Nobody notices but me.

Nadia wipes the tomato sauce from Cody’s cheeks. Then presses her lips against his temple, as I try to listen to what Dad replies to Lucia.

I don’t hear, but I know when her face reddens again that he told her something she found embarrassing.

As the meal winds down, I catch my father’s hand glancing over Lucia’s thigh under the table. My heart sinks.

No, this can’t be happening.

“Please be good for your aunt,” Nadia tells Cody a few minutes later.

Lucia is standing by the toddler chair is in, waiting to take him to her room.

“Yeah.” Cody lets out a massive yawn.

Lucia holds her hands out to Cody. “You’re coming with me, buddy.”

She wanted Nadia and me to have some time alone while we were here. She also wanted a free ride to Florida to get some sun.

I’m still grateful. Nadia and I have been so busy with work, we’ve not had time alone in months.

Cody climbs into her arms and rests his weary head on her shoulder. “Watch a movie, Lucy?” He struggles to pronounce her name.

“You’ll be asleep before you get to the hotel.” I stand and give Cody a kiss on his head. “Love you.”

Lucia smiles. “He’s always good for me. I have a way with kids. They love me.”

I turn to Lucia. “Will you be okay with carrying him? He’s getting heavy.”

Dad pushes out his chair, the scrape over the tiles loud, and rushes to take Cody from Lucia’s arms. “I carry him to the hotel. You can take over from there.”

“Did you think it was strange how my dad acted around your sister?” I ask Nadia as I flick through the photos on my cell from tonight as I try to see if what I saw was my imagination, or real.

“No. He’s just being nice to her.”

She crawls up the bed to me. Her hand reaches out, and she grabs my solid cock, letting me know the conversation ends now.

I groan as she runs her tongue around the crown before she slides my cock deep into her mouth, touching the back of her throat.

“Fuck.” I throw my phone on the bed.

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