“Okay, okay,” she replied playfully. “Can I go play now, Daddy?”
“Already? You’ve barely ate any of your cupcake.”
“Can I finish it later? I want to go play.”
Knowing later would never come, I shook my head. “Go ahead.”
“Thank you, thank you.” As fast as she could, she scooted out of the booth, freed herself from her little shoes, and raced off to the playroom.
“That little girl is always full of energy,” Nova said.
“Yeah, tell me about it.”
“So…how do you feel about her question?”
“What? About us being boyfriend and girlfriend?” I said.
“Yeah.”
“I think she’s a very smart little girl. I should’ve known she would figure it out before I was able to tell her.”
Biting her bottom lip, Nova eased her way to the other side of the booth and sat down next to me. “So, we’re boyfriend and girlfriend now?”
“I thought that had been established when you acted a fool and said what you said in front of my date yesterday.”
Dropping her head, she laughed. “I was just talking crazy because I wanted her ass to leave, and I was pissed off about her having on your shirt.”
“Oh, wow, so you didn’t mean what you said?”
“No, I’m not saying that. I’m just—you know what? Just answer the question. Are we boyfriend and girlfriend or what?”
Placing my hand under her chin, I pulled her lips towards mine and took them in before saying, “You’re mine and I’m yours. Nothing is coming between that.”
I could feel her lips spread into a smile, letting me know that she was just as down as I was.
“And just so we’re clear, I better not ever catch another woman in one of your shirts. Understood?”
I laughed. “Never again.”
“You promise?”
“I promise.”
Acting as though she hadn’t just gone full psycho on me just seconds ago, she sat up straight and said, “Okay, well, now that we got that out of the way, we need to start looking for you a place.”
I shook my head and went along with it. “I’ve been doing a little searching online.”
“See anything you like?”
“I saw quite a few things. But I won’t know for sure until I see the places in person.”
“That makes sense,” she replied while nodding.
I loved the way she was all up on me, the scent of her sugary sweet perfume invading my nostrils. She was comfortable, and that made me feel good.
As we peeked over at Dakota in the playroom, Nova’s phone started to ring.
The moment she saw the number that was flashing on the screen, she cringed.
