“That would be great, thanks,” she replies, looking up at me with a smile.
I pour two cups, handing one to her. She takes it with a grateful nod, sipping it slowly.
“So, what do you do for work?” I ask, genuinely curious.
“I’m a social media influencer,” she says, shrugging. “I create content, mostly lifestyle stuff.”
“That’s cool,” I say, genuinely impressed. “Must be a lot of work.”
“It is, but I love it,” she replies, smiling up at me.
We chat for a while and I can’t help but feel more and more drawn to her. She’s easy to talk to and there’s a natural chemistry between us.
Suddenly, Lily’s sleepy voice interrupts us. “Daddy?”
I turn to see her standing in the doorway, rubbing her eyes. “Hey, sweetie. Look who’s here. She’s going to hang out with you today.”
Lily’s eyes light up. “Hi, Millie!”
“Hi, Lily! I’m excited to spend the day with you,” Millie says, smiling warmly at her.
Lily runs over to her and Millie kneels down to give her a hug. My heart melts at the sight.
“All right, I should get going to practice,” I say, reluctant to leave but knowing I have to.
“I’ll take good care of her,” Millie assures me.
“Thanks, Millie. I owe you one,” I say, giving her a grateful smile.
She smiles back, and I feel that familiar twinge of attraction. “No problem at all.”
I rush to my bedroom to grab my gear. I decide to shower at Finn’s apartment. I want to get out of Millie’s hair so that she can have fun with Lilly.
I head out the door, glancing back to see Millie and Lily chatting animatedly. I can’t believe my luck. Millie is incredible and I can’t wait to get to know her better
Chase is sofuckinglucky, but I don’t think that they were in a committed relationship yet. I can sense that they don’t knoweach other that well yet. I do wonder why she’s always over at his place, though.
I head over to Finn’s apartment, which is just a few doors down. When he opens the door, he’s standing there in boxers, holding a watering can.
“What the hell are you doing?” I ask, trying not to laugh.
Finn looks down at himself, then back at me. “Watering my plants. What’s up with you?”
“I need to shower here,” I say, pushing past him into the apartment.
“Sure, man. But why?”
“Do I need a reason?”
“You hiding from the hot babysitter?” He’s smirking and I just grumble in response.
“Just let me use your shower,” I say, heading straight for the bathroom.
Inside, I can’t help but laugh at the Ocean Breeze body wash sitting on the shelf. Finn is the most basic of guys. I take a quick shower, then get dressed and head back out.
Finn’s lounging on the couch, still in his boxers. “Feeling better?” he asks, raising an eyebrow.
“Much. Thanks,” I reply, grabbing my keys. “Now get dressed, or we’ll be late and I’ll tell Coach it’s all your fault.”