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She is. I just never thought I’d be standing in our family home talking to my kids about a woman other than their mother. I thought I’d be telling them to treat their wives—and soon to be wives—with respect. To be loyal their whole lives.

Not discussing my fucking dating life.

Not confessing that I brought a woman home and fucked her until my cock nearly fell off.

Or tried to.

Also, I amnotmentioning that part.

“You met her?” Knox frowns as Levi steps farther into the room.

I hold up my hands before Atlas can launch into a description of Penelope on my lap wearing my clothes.

“He arrived before she left. Boys, it was just breakfast.”

“Ah, yeah, I don’t think it was just breakfast.” Atlas narrows his eyes at my downright lie, and I want to kick myself. “Unless she goes around wearing men’s trackpants.”

Fuck.

Knox crosses his arms.

Levi does the same thing.

Then Bella walks in. “What am I missing?”

“Dad is dating,” Knox declares.

When my little girl's face drops, I feel my heart break and everything I’ve been trying to protect them from comes crashing down.

CHAPTER NINE

PENELOPE

I HUG MY MOTHER ASshe greets me at the door.

“Why has it been almost two weeks since I saw you?” She rubs my back in the way only a mom can.

I melt into her embrace and close my eyes.

I’ve regretted saying those words to Ward for two long weeks now.

I could fall in love with a man like you.

Pride is kicking my ass.

Not that I didn’t mean it, but I didn’t have to spit it out. The fact he didn’t stop me, call, message... I’m glad. I’m alsonotglad.

I guess it's true that women are complicated and impossible to please. I can’t even figure myself out.

All I’ve done is go to work and then head home to nurse what I guess is a bit of a broken heart.

Which is silly. I slept with Ward twice.

Two nights.

One breakfast.

And one emotionally unavailable man.

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