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Even if it were just the three of us—me, Chase, and Emily—I’m still not sure I’d want to be living under the same roof as my baby daddy and his wife. But when you add in a spunky ten-year-old who’s already dealing with the emotions of losing her mom, well, that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
“I’m not sure,” he says. “I’d rather be as honest with her as possible, but I guess that’s something Emily and I need to talk about.”
He looks apologetic, but I nod, not only understanding but respecting where he’s coming from. In my short amount of time around the two of them, I can already tell he’s a damn good dad. He genuinely enjoys spending time with Willow. Of course, considering what I grew up with, I guess it doesn’t take much to impress me.
“I don’t know…” I start to say, stuck on the uneasy feeling of not belonging in this house.
“Drake lives down the street. What if you stay there? Just long enough for us to figure out our next steps.” He looks at me eagerly, then holds his hand up and mutters a quick, “Hold on.”
He presses a few buttons on his phone and holds it up to his ear.
“Hey, man,” he finally says. “Yeah, I’m on my way there now. I’ll get it taken care of. Listen, I was wondering if Addison could stay at your place for a few days? Yeah. Okay, great. Thanks, man. Talk to you later.” He ends the call and raises his eyebrows at me in question.
As if they have a mind of their own, my lips raise a notch. “Okay, you win.”
The smile I’m rewarded with sends lava straight to my belly.
