Page 38 of Falling for Her
I’ve spent so much time here I could walk around with my eyes closed and not bump into anything.
“Thank you for taking the kids and giving Scar a break. She doesn’t like to ask my parents much,” he says after a few minutes of silence, and I turn to him again and smile and reply, “It was my pleasure. They’re easy to watch, and besides, Aiden adores Levi–”
I notice Damian playing with the kids at the table, helping them use the cutters, and my words trail off, and everything in me settles.
Now, that is a view that I could get used to.
His grin is wide while the boys look at him like he’s their favorite person. Same boys, same.
“You make him happy, you know,” Ace says out of the blue and I look towards him and reply, “He makes me happy too,” and he nods, looking at me softly.
“How much have you spoiled those kids with cupcakes today, angel?” Damian asks as he walks into the room, holding a now awake Hannah. Her eyes light up when she sees her daddy, and Ace chuckles, holding his hands out to her.
She squeals and leans towards him, and he takes her, holding her tightly. I retort, “None actually,” Damian raises a brow and I admit, “I gave them cookies and they were sugar-free…”
Both men laugh at me, I stick my tongue out and walk over to Ace. I hold my hands out to Hannah, who leans towards me, making Ace growl playfully. But I just grin and take Hannah, plopping her on my hip.
They want to laugh at me then fine, but at least the kids come to me instantly. Grinning wide, I check on the water, noticing it’s now boiling as my phone rings.
“Damian, can you please put the pasta in for me?” I ask and walk over to the table. I grin, seeing the caller. “Well, look what the cat dragged in,” I answer as I pull funny faces at Hannah, causing her to giggle.
“Excuse me, you are the one who is always with her boyfriend,” Cody replies, and I retort, “You mean my boyfriend you vetted and liked?”
“Hi Cody,” Damian says loudly, and I put my phone on speaker as he replies, “Tell him I’m not talking to him. He had drinks with your dad without me.”
My shoulders shake with silent laughter as Damian replies, “Fucker, you were out with Haley!”
“You mean appeasing her after a woman flirted with me, and she accused me of flirting back when all I did was tell the woman to back up?” Cody groans, and I wince.
It turns out Haley is a lot more jealous than we all thought. Now, that she’s not focusing on me and my friendship with her boyfriend, every girl has become suspicious in her eyes. Heck, a girl could say hi to Cody, and she’ll snap at him.
“Who is Cody?” Ace asks, and I reply, “My ex-boyfriend from high school. " At the same time, Cody states, “Her best friend.”
Ace raises a brow at Damian and questions, “Your girl is friends with an ex? How in the fuck are you not frothing at the mouth right now?”
“All this bad language around you… your mama will be mad,” I whisper to Hannah making her grin as Cody answers, “Because he knows me and Ess will never happen again after I messed up.”
“And by messed up, he means he dated my girl as a bet in high school for a year, took her virginity, then dumped her before returning to his actual girlfriend, only to regret it within hours,” Damian finishes, and I blink.
“You men realize I’m still here, right?” I ask as Hannah plays with my heart necklace with Aiden’s name on it, which Damian gave me yesterday after I met him at the bar, and yes, I cried.
“Sorry, Ess...” Cody chuckles and then sighs, “Look, the reason why I called.” I tilt my head as he asks, “Do you ever lash out at Damian when women hit on him? And by lash out, I mean threaten to hook up with other men after trying to hit him and then demanding a proposal.”
I blink, then blink again as I make eye contact with Damian, whose mouth is parted in shock.
Okay, so Haley is a little crazier than I thought.
“No, I don’t,” I mumble still a little shocked that is how she treats him then admit, “I know Damian is my boyfriend, and he hasn’t given me any reason to doubt him in that area. Even if he did, I wouldn’t threaten to sleep with someone else. I’d just kick him where the sun doesn’t shine before walking away.”
“Oh, so you know women throw themselves at my friend here?” Ace butts in with a smirk, and Damian groans, “Don’t test her, Ace.”
I just shrug and admit, “I walked in on it,” causing his eyes to widen. I continue, “She tried to kiss him, and I saw him get mad and move out of her way. I’m not stupid, Damian is a very good-looking guy, and he looks like a bad boy with the tattoos, leather jacket, man bun and the Harley. But again, he hasn’t given me any warning signs that he’s a cheater, so no, I don’t lash out. Instead, I grin because he is mine, and I’m his.”
Damian grins as he lifts the lid on the pan, balancing it, so it doesn’t boil over then walks over to me and wraps his arm around my waist as Hannah lays her head on my shoulder, still playing with my chain.
“I don’t ever remember you being this sappy, Ess.” Cody grumbles, and I grin as Damian replies, “That is because she wasn’t with me.”
“Alright, if your girl is trying to force you into popping the question, causing shit because of raging jealousy, then threatening to screw someone else, she shouldn’t be your girl,” Ace states, and I nod in agreement while Cody mumbles, “Yeah thought so.”
