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“Darling,” he said in a low tone, and I rolled my eyes as I bent down to unclip Brady’s leash. He immediately bolted off, getting in his daily exercise. “How are you?”
The boy loved running laps around the park, and I couldn’t blame him; it was the way he was trained harshly for years that ingrained that discipline in him. I would normally run with him in the morning, regardless of whether I had a morning shift or an evening shift, but today I wanted to take it somewhat easy.
“What do you want, Jax?”
“Fine,” he groaned, knowing I wasn’t about to play his games. “What are you and Brooke doing this weekend?” I raised my eyebrows, confused by his sudden question.
“I don’t know,” I said as I sat on the bench, keeping an eye on Brady as he ran his laps, not bothering anyone. He was a well-behaved dog and never bullied the other dogs in the park; he would actually observe them as they would play together, and I could see the longing in his eyes as he watched them carefully.
Maybe I should get another dog to join Brady.
“Okay, cancel any plans you have and go on a double date with me and this hot girl I’m dating.” The only reason Jax would ever think of going on a double date was because he wanted to get laid.
He always dragged me around to bars because he called me a magnet while he flashed his money around and that somehow always worked for him. I honestly wondered whether that was the type of lifestyle that enticed him.
I wasn’t saying that I didn’t have fun sometimes, but that was all there was to it, and Jax was probably bedding a new woman every month if not twice or three times in a month. He hated any sort of commitment, and honestly, I did, too.
However, I couldn’t bed as many women as he did because it was boring. But it wasn’t boring with Brooke. I was a one-woman kind of man, and Brooke had quickly become the woman I wanted.
Even when we met, I was instantly attracted to her, but I had despised her because of her smartass answers and her sass.
“No,” I said without much thought, and he groaned.
“Asher, please!” Jax whined on the phone, and I tilted my head to the side. “I like this one, and she wants to meet my friends.”
“Brooke isn’t your friend.”
“Uh, yes, she is! She is one of my closest friends, and we relate to each other so much.” I clenched my jaw, the image of them by the pool flooding into my mind as he told me how they got along so well.
“Ask Henry and his girlfriend to join you.”
“But I want you and your girlfriend,” he begged, and I rolled my eyes.
“We’re not dating,” I told him, and he gasped.
“Are you telling me that you’re just sleeping with her? You don’t have real intentions for my friend?” he asked, offended.
Jax was questioning my intentions?
“My intentions with her aren’t any of your business,” I gritted, and he huffed; my God, he was such a drama queen.
“Well, if you don’t have plans to make her your girlfriend, then please let her come to me. I will hook her up with someone who isn’t a dad and has good intentions...and also has a better bank account than you do.” I smiled as I shook my head.
“You don’t know what’s in my bank account, and besides, Brooke likes this dad,” I said as I pulled on my shirt. She was right; all of my shirts were tight on my chest.
“Ooooh,” Jax giggled and then cleared his throat. “Well, anyway. The date is at Ever Restaurant on West Fulton. Make sure you dress to impress, and I will handle the bill on your behalf, Dad.”
“You always handle the bill, Jax. You love to flaunt your money any chance you get.”
“No, you’re a single father, and this is the only way I can help reduce your financial stress.”
“I am not financially stressed.”
“Oh, yes, I am sorry, decorated sir.” I knew he was saluting on the other side of the phone, and I rolled my eyes. “Love you, bye!”
“Jerk.” I clicked on Brooke’s name on my chat and quickly sent her a text.
Me: Hey, I didn’t see you leave this morning.
