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Was he actually awake?

“Did you have scary dreams last night?” His wide-eyed nod said I was going to have to start listening for him better. “Take another deep breath, baby.”

Before I could tell him that he had to explain his dream, it all came rambling out. “You were the beast and then I was the beast and the townspeople were coming to get you…me…us before we’d had sex, Daddy. It was terrible.”

His imagination was entirely too vivid.

“Those were the townspeople. My family is like that stupid father of Belle’s. He’s got a crush on the beast too and he just didn’t know what to do about it. He likes the beast. So there’s nothing to worry about.” My explanation was stupid but it had Terrence deflating again.

“I forgot. That’s right.” Taking another deep breath and letting it out, Terrence seemed like he’d started to tune back into reality. “They had pitchforks and fire. It was scary.”

Next time my family wanted to terrorize us, I was going to tell them no.

“I bet.” I tried to set the phone down to give him a hug, but Terrence glared at me. “Never mind. Let’s see what’s going on.”

Before he went rabid from being chased by pitchforks.

Caffeine seemed like it would be bad to add to the mix of emotions running through him, so as I finally pulled up my messages, I made a mental note that he got milk for breakfast.

“For fuck’s sake.”

My family was ridiculous.

Chapter 21

Terrence

Daddy rolled his eyes.

Was that like me being ridiculous or his family being insane?

What had they done?

Why had they been texting over and over and over?

“God.” Sighing, Daddy threw the phone on the bed and rubbed his hands over his face. “They’re so insane.”

“What did they do, Daddy?” My heart stopped trying to jump out of my chest, but my tummy was still wobbly.

“Everything stupid.” Groaning, Daddy opened his eyes and reached for his phone again. “Okay, we’ll take this one dramatic text at a time. These idiots just don’t sleep.”

Daddy made more sounds like he was frustrated as he poked at his phone, but he didn’t make me wait. “First of all, my Aunt Sara, she’s married to that guy with the big beer belly? Well, she said it was nice to meet you and that you were very sweet. She’s some kind of more direct relative to Uncle Alonzo but I forget how, and she’s happy that you made him have such a good time.”

She liked me.

But?

Daddy sighed.

There was a big but.

Ha, a butt.

No. Had to stay thinking and serious.

“What else did she say?” Daddy was right. With his family there was always something else. “But she liked me?”

“Yes.” Daddy sounded sure of that but he kept shaking his head. “She is, however, concerned because Uncle Alonzo went back to the facility that he usually stays at talking about his new beau and how he was going to seduce him.”

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