Tessa, fuck, she looks beautiful. Too beautiful. My cock plumps a bit seeing her walk up to us.
“Lucas, looking damn good.” Jade smacks my ass pretty hard.
Ava laughs. “See, Dad?”
“Yeah, I see, Ava.”
“See what?” Phoebe asks.
“Nothing.” I give Ava a warning look.
“Dad and I went shopping. Check him out. No, go ahead. As much as he pretends to hate it, I can assure you he doesn’t. Doesn’t his ass look incredible?” She looks right at Tessa. Right fucking at her.
Tessa laughs as she walks by me and smacks my ass hard, too, and Ava laughs.
“Told you, you have a great ass, Dad.”
Phoebe laughs and walks by, and does the same damn thing.
“All right! That’s the end of the ass smacking,ladies,” I scold them, and then look at Ava. “It’s not okay. I have feelings, too.”
“Liar.” Jade laughs.
Tessa is between Phoebe and Jade, which I suppose is perfect, so our cover isn’t blown.
“Tessa, come sit by me,” Ava yells down to her. “Slide down, Dad.”
“Ava.”
“What?”
Tessa walks past me, and yes, I inhale her scent.
“You excited about the concert?” Tessa asks, giving her a hug.
“Sure am. But I’m especially excited about seeing Harper’s belly. Has it gotten bigger?”
“Sure has.”
“You know I told her I should be the godmother. We are as close as two sisters, you know.”
Tessa smiles and nods.
Oh, Ava, please say no more, I plead in my head.
“I’m moving home soon.”
“That’s great. I bet your dad will be happy.”
“Oh, he is. He’s lonely, you know. Since Mom … well, you know.” She shrugs. “I hope he finds someone to love him. He’s a catch, you know.”
Tessa nods. “He is.”
I’m ready to crawl under the stadium seat.
“So, are you and Zach Taylor, um … dating?”
“No, he’s a friend.”