Page 51 of Loved By Daddy's 4 Dirty Friends

Miles glowers at him. “I don’t think that’s much of your concern.”

“It’s just a question, Miles. We’ve gotten used to having her around.” I say, trying to calm him.

“We have the second property. The penthouse on the other side of Central Park. It’ll take a week for us to move everything over there with work.” Holden murmurs.

“Then it sounds like we have a plan.”

“Sophia is aware of this, isn’t she?” Nick asks. “Not arguing; I just want to be sure that everyone is in the loop.”

“Diana should be telling her now. They went to dinner.”

I glance at Nick. I thought they were having a date night. Nick shrugs at me. Miles drums his fingers on the table, then exhales slowly. “I would like to say one thing about what has been going on here.”

“Of course.”

“If I find out it is a situation like Bella, I won’t hesitate to do something about this. You have been my friends through hell and back, but my daughter is something else. As long as she’s happy, I’ll keep myself in check, but ….”

“It’s not like it was with Bella,” I say immediately.

Gunner nods. “Not at all.”

Holden and Nick agree.

Miles looks between us and rubs his jaw. “I’m exhausted. Thanks for not giving me hell about this. I really want to give my marriage a shot, and I appreciate you guys supporting me by not arguing about it.”

“No problem, man. Diana is a catch, and you deserve your second chance with her.” Nick assures him.

“She’s a spitfire.” Gunner agrees.

Just as I open my mouth to say something, anything to add to the conversation, I hear the front door open. Giggling echoes, then Diana and Sophia come back in. Sophie trips over her heel, then gives me a look that absolutely begs me to come fuck her.

Which means she doesn’t know.

“Honey!” Diana sings before falling into Miles’ lap. “Did you tell them?”

“Tell them what?” Sophie perks up, resting her hands on the back of my chair. “Mom? Dad?”

“The guys will be moving out,” Miles says, shooting Diana a look that makes her blush and shrug. “So that way, we can give this family living another try.”

Sophia’s hand moves to my shoulder, and she rubs slowly. Gunner grins. “It’ll be a new adventure. Plus, we haven’t put the penthouse to good use, yet.”

“Penthouse?”

“You’d love it. It’s got great views. Windows make up a whole wall. The rooftop pool is gorgeous.” Nick agrees. “It has quite a bit of charm.”

“Oh, that does sound nice.” Sophie hums. “A change in view might be nice.”

That gets Miles’ attention real fast. He narrows his eyes at me as if I’m somehow controlling his daughter and making her say what I want to hear. “This isn’t what I-”

“It’ll be perfect, Daddy. You and Mom can spend some much-needed alone time together, and you won’t have to worry about me getting in the way. I’ll still be able to work from home and the office without missing a beat.”

“But-”

“You’re so smart.” She beams and bounces over to kiss his cheek. “It’ll minimize your stress and allow you and mom to reconnect.”

“No, but-”

“Aww, you’re so sweet, Miles. You’ve gotten even more thoughtful.” Diana purrs.

I can’t help the smile that turns up my lips. He put himself in checkmate, and it didn’t take an argument, a fight, nothing. How perfect.

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