Page 50 of Fierce-Dane

But she never did a foolish silly dance.

She never felt like she was floating on cloud nine.

“Good for you,” Heather said. “Is this serious or just something that happened?”

“I don’t know,” she said. “And I’m the kind of person who likes to know everything.”

“You do,” Heather said. “Considering how you were raised it all makes sense. Bet it feels odd not knowing now, doesn’t it?”

Heather knew the most about her and Sloane knew she could trust things wouldn’t go any further.

“Extremely,” she said. “I’m not sure I like the feeling, but on the other hand, it’s not so unpleasant. Or as much as I thought it would be.”

“Because though you don’t control it completely, you can still. You know that.”

“I do. We agreed spontaneity works for us.”

“Now those are some shocking words coming out of your mouth,” Heather said, her eyes wide.

“I know,” she said. “But I’m going to go with it. It’s not like he has a lot of free time. His job alone makes it hard. So does mine. Then add in he has his kids half the time.”

“And you don’t want his kids to know right now?”

“That’s not my choice, but I’m not jumping at that conversation. It’s going to be in his court. He’d told me I’m the first person he’s been with since his divorce three years ago.”

“Noooooo,” Heather said. “I heard he’s a hot doctor.”

“He is, but he’s devoted to his kids and doing what is right for them.”

Heather reached her hand out and laid it on hers. “You’d respect that. You didn’t have a choice or a voice as a child. Not a parent that even put you first.”

“That’s right,” she said. “He’s so good with his kids by the sounds of it. I mean I haven’t seen it, but I did meet his daughter.”

“I heard that,” Heather said. “She came here with her grandmother and aunt.”

“Yes. She’s a character. Which is a good thing.”

“You’d think that,” Heather said. “Being a parent is not always so much fun.”

Heather had two daughters and she’d heard the stories. Both were young teens now.

“Not on my radar at this moment,” she said. “But I’d like it someday. Right now I have to learn to navigate this. No reason to push anything with the kids, but he talks about them all the time.”

“How do you feel about that?” Heather asked.

“I’m fine with it. I don’t want it to be this wall between us. That won’t work. I told him he’s a father first and foremost. I know it. I understand it. He knows about my background.”

“Holy cow,” Heather said. “You rarely tell anyone that, let alone a man you go on a date with.”

“I know. I just felt it was the thing to do and I’m not sure why. I was waiting for some reaction and there was nothing.I mean I dropped it like I was the prized karaoke singer landing the high note and walking off stage.”

“You sing horribly,” Heather said, grinning.

She laughed. “That’s right, I do.”

“He literally had no reaction at all?” Heather asked.

“None. He was waiting for me to continue. I was stunned. He said he’d never judge. He’s seen a lot of kids and knows you never get the whole story, but where I was born or to whom has nothing to do with me. He’s adopted.”

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