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“You’re sorry? Is that right?”

“Sorry I didn’t tell you, yeah. But I’m sure as fuck not sorry for falling in love with Sophie. It was unavoidable.”

“Dammit, Leo.” I can tell he’s weighing his options and that’s progress at least. “You’re the best man I know but she’s my daughter. I don’t know if I can get used to something like this,” he says in defeat. “I need time to think.” And on that note he steps out of the kitchen and leaves the place.

Ah, he’ll come around. I have better things to do anyway.

It’s time to get my girl.

9

SOPHIE

Nothing like a pipinghot shower to do absolutely nothing to make me feel any better about what’s going on. My skin is cooling, my damp hair dangling down my back as my heart is still heavy.

Leo broke his promise.

He said we were a team…

At least I’m not crying anymore.A hot shower can cure some things it turns out.

I wrap a thick towel around my body and step inside my room before my eyes about bulge right out of my face. “W-What are you still doing here?”

Leo sits on my bed, expression blank. “Sophie, baby. Come here.”

I take a step forward and pause. “Why are you up here?” If he’s come to end things then I don’t want him close. Touching me, reminding me of what we’ll never be.

“I’m here because this is where you are.”

“Try again,” I say in all seriousness.

Leo reaches for me with a sigh, tugging on my towel until I’m standing between his legs, his hands resting on my hips. “I’m sorry you’re upset.”

“But not for upsetting me?”

He shakes his head. His lips curl into a grin and I feel my thighs clench tightly around my suddenly awake pussy. “No. You can handle it, Soph. Your father and I go back a long, long time and I owed him a conversation in private.”

“I still didn’t like it. If this is going to work,” I wave a hand between us, “you can’t just shut me out or treat me like a kid.”

“I’d never treat you as anything less than the beautiful woman you are.” Leo slides his hands up and down my arms. “You forgive me?”

I can’t help but smile, tracing the strong line of his jaw with my fingertips. “Well…that depends.”

“On?”

“Are you choosing him or me?”

He chuckles and shakes his head, tugging on my towel hard until it pools around my feet. “Never has there been a choice, Sophie. You’re mine and I’m yours. Ryan will come around or he won’t. Either way, we’ll always have each other. Always.”

His lips curl around my nipple and suck until I’m aching before he switches to my other breast.

I gasp and arch into him, eyelids fluttering closed. “W-Where is he?”

“He left.” Leo’s eyes burn into mine as his gentle touch is on my lower back. “He needed some time to get used to this new reality.”

I suck in a sharp breath. “Is he coming back?”

Leo pulls me closer. “Eventually. But until he does you know you have me. You can come to my place and we can start our life together. And when your father is ready he’ll come back—to both of us.”

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