Page 21 of Thanksgiving With Dad's Best Friend

It seems impossible. I never would’ve predicted this scenario. But now that I’m stuck in it, I have to face the facts. I have to choose between the happiness of my father or myself.

I trudge back up to Flynn’s house as darkness falls, feeling torn. As I see the house, I see a future that I’d love. In the windows, I see visions of our future family. Of our kids playing in the living room, or of me cooking in the kitchen while Flynn kisses my neck from behind. I imagine all of the nights we’d spend fumbling around underneath the sheets. I find that I’m wet just at the thought. Flynn is driving me wild with desire, and if I don’t take a chance with him now, maybe I’ll never truly know the meaning of happiness.

I wish I wanted a man of my own age. I wish I could find it in me to date someone that my father would be proud of. I want to introduce my man to him and have them bond over sports and their love of me. But it looks like that future is unattainable now. There’s no other man that comes close to Flynn. He’s the only man for me, and it’s time to accept that I’ll either have him forever or have to live alone without him.

I have no idea what this means to Flynn. Maybe I’m just another notch on his bedpost. Maybe he’s had a thousand women and plans to have a thousand more. I might get too attached and break my own heart by the end of this week when we both realize that this can’t last. But right now, I can’t find it in me to care. I want him, and he wants me. And since I’m already falling down the rabbit hole, I guess I might as well go with it.

As I enter the house, I can hear my father and Flynn talking in the living room. I creep upstairs, hoping they won’t notice me. I have to compose myself in case Flynn decides to visit me tonight. I change out of my day clothes and slip into my robe again, feeling a sense of deja vu. Once again, I’m waiting for Flynn to make a move. Once again, I’m going to be completely at his mercy.

I wait for what seems like hours. I hear my father heading to bed, and I smile widely at him when he pops his head around the door to say goodnight to me. But the second he leaves, my nerves kick in again. I position myself on the bed and wait for Flynn to arrive.

An hour passes. I’m starting to think he won’t come. Maybe I scared him away with my disappearing act today. Maybe he’s realized what a terrible idea this is. But sure enough, like two magnets pulling together, I hear him coming up the stairs, and I know I’m drawing him in without saying or doing a thing.

He pauses outside my room and I hold my breath. His knock is quiet, but it still sends a rush through my heart. I want to open the door and throw myself at him, but I tell myself to stay calm as I walk slowly to open it. I have to be composed.

And yet, the second I see him, my heart melts. I feel an urging inside me. He’s standing tall, his imposing figure even more attractive than I remember it being. It’s been an entire day since I got to lay my eyes on him last, and being here with him now feels like coming home. I glance up at him, trying to control my breathing. He doesn’t move, but a growl forms in his throat, sending my body into overdrive.

“Do you…do you want to do this?” I ask him tentatively. I can’t believe my own bravery, but he brings out the reckless side of me. His lips curve upward into the sexiest smile I’ve ever seen.

“More than anything.”

CHAPTER 7

Flynn

I think it’s going to be impossible to control myself tonight. Now that she’s given me permission to make her mine, I’m going to live out these dirty fantasies that have been clouding my mind since she arrived. I grab her and kiss her hard, shutting and locking the door behind us. I don’t want to have a repeat incident of last night. Tonight, nothing is going to stand in the way of me and my woman.

There’s no time to waste. I need to see her sexy body. I pull at her robe ties and reveal her gorgeous breasts. I grab her ass as I kiss her again, feeling how peachy it is. She’s got the most incredible body. I want to kiss her all over. I want to explore every single inch of her skin. I want her to gasp and moan as I show her how her body should be worshipped. We have time tonight, and I’m not planning to waste a second of it.

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