Page 19 of Forbidden Professor

“They are very excited to meet you. My mother has been waiting for me to find someone. She won’t shut up about grandkids.”

One of the most important things about me was that I was born to be a father. I might not get along with many adults, but kids and I had always bonded pretty easily. I didn’t want to rush having kids because I wanted to be ready financially. Plus, finding the perfect woman to be my wife and the mother of my children. Was it weird that I knew even as a teenager that I wanted at least two kids?

We pulled up to the Largen Co. and the parking lot was packed. Christmas lights were strung all over the building and a huge Christmas Tree outside the entrance. I had given up on Paul and the weirdness surrounding the holiday party. Right now, I had better things to focus on. Tonight was all about Isla and I.

“If the party sucks, we’ll cut out early.” I said to her, opening her door and taking her hand. “I’d much rather be home with you anyway.”

After tonight, we would be spending the week at her parents house. I was not a man that would ever make love to a woman at someone else's house. So, no sex for us, but that wasn’t important. Making memories with her, enjoying the holiday, and hopefully making her parents see that we were right for each other, that was my priority over the next week.

As we entered the building, Christmas music played loudly, and people were mingling while carrying glasses of champagne. On top of that, the over the top decorations would have cost a fortune. Don’t be petty. Not tonight.

First stop was to get a glass of champagne, and then Luca approached us.

“Hey, I see everything worked out for ya. To be honest, she scares me a little. Good for you, mate.”

“She’s the one that got away. Never again.”

Luca nodded and waved someone over.

I wasn’t expecting this…

Isla

Ava walked up behind me and Luca put his arm around her waist. When the heck did this happen? Hell, I didn’t even know they knew each other.

“What are you doing here?”

She smiled and took Luca’s hand. “When you two left us the other night, we got to talking…”

I pulled her to the side. “What do you mean? You and him are…”

“Dating, yes. He’s very sweet. Aren’t you happy for me? I haven’t found a guy that was relationship material in years.”

Why was this freaking me out so much? Because he was Easton’s friend? It might actually be kind of cool for her to be dating Luca. I didn’t know how close Easton and him were but we could double date. Of course, then my mind went to what was going to happen if things didn’t work out. Would she hate Easton?

“Just promise me whatever happens between you two stays between you two.”

She crossed her heart.

The guys were standing away from us and Luca looked happy. For the first time in a long time, Ava had a smile on her face. She had a couple of rough relationships and deserved a good guy. Hopefully, Luca wouldn’t fuck things up. I’d have to talk to Easton about this later. Right now, we were here to have a good time.

Easton came over and put his hand on the small of my back and led me away. “Don’t worry. He’s a good guy.”

There were so many people here. A party of this size with all the food, champagne, and decorations had to have cost a fortune. Hopefully Scarlett would get back to me soon. I could trust her to look into it with discretion.

“Do you wanna dance?” He asked, laughing.

How the heck did you dance to Christmas music? “Maybe another time. How long are we staying?”

Just then, my eyes landed on Scarlett walking in the door with Lauren. She looked surprised.

“I’ll be right back.”

Slowly, I walked over to talk to her. Maybe she had some information for me.

“Hey, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“Yeah, well Lauren asked me to come. We should talk.” Scarlett said as Lauren walked over to Paul.

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