Total pages in book: 59
Estimated words: 57034 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 285(@200wpm)___ 228(@250wpm)___ 190(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 57034 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 285(@200wpm)___ 228(@250wpm)___ 190(@300wpm)
I knew he was better when he managed to stop hacking and actually pouted.
“Deep breath, please. Then you can be dramatic.” Once his color had gone back to normal. “That’s much better.”
Flopping back on the bed, he gave me the deep breath I’d asked so nicely for and groaned. “Why can’t dying of embarrassment actually be real.”
Thank God it wasn’t.
“You won’t die but you will blush like crazy when you tell Dally the story later.” I wasn’t going to be the one to tattle about his gem of a story, but we both knew he would when all I got was another dramatic sigh. “If you’re not going to keel over, I’d like a kiss and a good morning.”
His glare was adorable. “You’re a pain in the butt sometimes, you know that?”
He was going to fit right in with the rest of my family…once they stopped freaking out.
Chapter 13
Milo
“He bought you diapers? That’s so cute.” Dally said that just a bit too loudly and every head in the diner turned in our direction.
“Stop that.” I was going to have to remember he had no common sense. “You can either whisper or I’ll stop telling you stories.”
He must’ve realized it was a threat I’d follow through on because he sighed. “Fine. I’m sorry.”
It wasn’t perfect but his voice was as low as he could go, so I took what I could get. “Thank you. It’s okay.”
We were having dinner on his side of town anyway, so I didn’t know anyone in the slightly grungy-looking restaurant. The bus ride back was going to be a pain in the ass, but the food was cheap and it wasn’t too far from today’s work.
“But yes, he bought them for me and he seemed confident about me using them.” He’d been confident about keeping me too.
Telling Dally the rest of the story got more laughter from him and more inappropriate commentary, but we managed to finish it without getting kicked out or me having a heart attack. “He was just too funny.”
“Sounds like it’s going well if you spent the night.” Dally was grinning until he gave me a dramatic pout. “But he told Victor first. That brat one-upped me.”
Was Victor a sub?
No, I wasn’t getting distracted over something that wasn’t my business.
“Sorry. Elias said he had to help because I tell you everything and he can’t let Victor always lose.” But it’d worked in my favor since it’d meant that Daddy had come to get me last night…and he hadn’t worried about it too much.
“You owe me then.” Dally gave me a greedy smile. “I’m the reason your…Elias gave up all common sense to go sweep you off your feet.”
Head cocking, he stopped mid-brag. “Did you ever figure out what kind of car he drives?”
“A very clean one?” I shrugged when that just got a giggle from Dally. “I was going to look at the back but I forgot. He distracted me with free laundry and lots of cuddles.”
Dally’s eyes sparkled. “I can’t believe he did your laundry.”
I couldn’t believe he fixed my zipper.
“He’s really sweet.” And not subtle about what he wanted…at least, I didn’t think he was being subtle. “His family is weird, though.”
Scrunching up his face, Dally nodded. “But is it deal-breaker weird? I mean, they think you’re hot. That’s not a bad thing.”
I couldn’t decide if he had a point or not.
“Elias doesn’t mind that I work retail and there are some big differences between us, but his family isn’t as understanding.” Or as smart. Or as sane. “He doesn’t seem to want their approval, though.”
I couldn’t imagine Dally dating someone his family had so many weird opinions about, but Daddy wasn’t as close with his family, so it probably made sense. I couldn’t imagine him liking someone they actually approved of.
“Victor didn’t say anything about them affecting how he feels about you.” Dally’s oversharing seemed to be working in my favor for the time being, so I just nodded to keep him going. “Victor said he handles all their account contact stuff because they’re asshole pains in the asses and he’s glad Elias understood the gem that had been placed in front of him.”
What?
Ignoring how it sounded like I’d been set up, I focused on the important gossip. “Victor approves?”
Family might not matter to Elias but Victor did.
“Yes.” Dally answered that without hesitation. “He likes you. He likes your relationship. He thinks you’re going to make Elias very happy.”
“But…” There was always a but. “What else did he say?”
Scrunching up his face, Dally leaned back in the booth and shrugged. “The closest thing to a but that he said was that he wanted to make sure you weren’t feeling second class for not having enough money and he was worried that the crazies might drive you away.”
“No.” I was curious about how they’d found me but with one good photo, anyone could be found online. Dally had shown me that but we’d promised not to talk about it ever again since he hadn’t actually gotten arrested. “They’re weird but I’ve had customers that were worse. They’re not even top ten, but they think I’m cute, so that makes up for a lot.”