Page 41 of Dex

“Taking notes, bitch. This is way too good to pass up.” She looks around the room, looking at all the girls. “Okay, bitches, give me the dirtiest, sexiest sex stories you can. Then I will twist it and make it better,” she says, sliding forward in her seat, wait patiently for the girls to cough up their juicy stories.

“I am saying nothing. Liam would flip out if I told you our bedroom activities.” Penny is the more reserved one of our group, but I love her all the same. We all laugh at her because we know that she is full of shit, Liam would be more than happy to tell us how he makes her scream his name every night.

“Bollocks,” Dex coughs into his hand, trying to hide the word. Penny turns her icy gaze to him. I love the ‘mum glare’. I am going to have to learn that, not just for Phoebe but for these boys as well. Damn, I wish I had learned it years ago; I could have done so much damage with them. I giggle to myself and snuggle into Dex’s side.

“What are you giggling at, bitchface? I am pretty sure you and that beast have some sexy stories to share with us.”

“Well, there was this one time when…” I elbow him in the ribs to shut him up.

“Dex, really? Our daughter is in the room. Get a grip will you.”

“I will if you come upstairs with me.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me and grips his dick.

“Bloody pervert,” I mutter. Dex leans in and kisses my cheek. I snuggle back into him and watch as Penny talks to my daughter. She rubs their noses together, and Penny talks to her in a baby voice which is funny, but cute at the same time. She places Phoebe on her shoulder and gently rubs her back, burying her nose in the baby’s hair. Yeah, my baby girl smells amazing. I love to use the lavender baby powder. Dex loves it too. Penny sighs and settles herself into the cushions and snuggles with my baby girl. Her gaze catches mine and she smiles back at me. The love pouring out of Penny shows clearly on her face. She may be small, but she loves fiercely. Liam, Connie and Knox are evidence of that.

“God, I can’t wait to meet this little girl. I remember when Connie was born. As bittersweet as that day was, I fell in love with that baby girl as soon as I saw her. Jody would be so bloody proud of her if she was here to see her. Even the late night feeds and all the illnesses were worth it. You will see that with this little girl. Treasure every second with her. They grow up in the blink of an eye.”

“Yeah, and her first boyfriend will be knocking on the door to take her to the cinema. In a dark room where no one will see him stick his tongue down her throat,” Lauren chimes.

“Like fuck will that happen!” Dex all but bellows from beside me. Phoebe lets out a shriek at the loudness of her dad’s voice. “Shit.” Dex jumps up and carefully takes Phoebe from Penny’s arms. He rocks back and forth, soothing her; one large hand under her bum and the other holding her head to his chest.

“Shhh, baby. Daddy’s got you. Shhhhh.” I swoon. Can I still swoon over my man? I should be used to him by now, right? I can’t take my eyes off him while he soothes our daughter.

“Boom. Exploding ovaries over here. Damn it, Dex the Flex,” Lauren says, in a dreamy voice that is way out of character for Lauren. I laugh out loud. I have never seen Lauren like this; she is normally a hard, cocky and mouthy bitch. But here she is, gushing over my man being the perfect dad.

“Oi, wench. Get your own man to make your ovaries explode. He is mine.”

“Oh I will. Joe is in for one hell of a night.” She bounces her perfectly plucked brows at me. I’m not surprised really. Poor Joe’s dick.

A door slamming drags us from our moment. Heavy footsteps come down the stairs. Jay appears at the living room door, looking flushed but pissed the fuck off. His hair is a tad messy which means that someone, meaning Rachel, has run her fingers through it. He has the ‘just-fucked’ look going on. Rachel stops behind him but says nothing. He senses her, that much I can see, but he doesn’t move out of her way. She huffs and barges past him. She walks over to Penny and kisses her head and whispers in her ear. Penny nods as Rachel picks her bag up and leaves without a word.

“She will never fucking learn,” Dex says, from his position over by the window, overlooking the water.

“Leave it, Dex,” Jay says. “I’m gonna go. I need to shower and pop into the shop to see if Luke needs a hand. Oh and Ads, that girl rang again, she wants to know when you are back because she wants her piercing done.” I nod my head.

“Okay, I will ring her tomorrow and set up an appointment. Jay…” I say his name in a tone that makes the room temperature chill, and his eyes snap to mine.

“You deserve more.” The words hit their mark. He nods his head and leaves the house.

I look at Penny and she offers me a small smile. I look towards Dex and he has a look that a concerned brother would be wearing. Our eyes speak volumes to each other. No words are needed. Jay needs to let this one go, for his own sake.

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