Ava whispers, “He’s pissed, Dad.”
“I made him stay here.”
Tessa smacks me when she walks by. “How would that have gone over with you when you were his age?”
“What?” I gasp.
“Don’t what me, Lucas.” She gives Ava a hug and kiss. “Glad it worked out. And thank you for sticking up for my girl.”
I walk up and look at Logan. “You ready to head back to our room?”
“Sure, Dad,” he huffs, annoyed. “By the way, Mom called three times. I didn’t answer. You wanna handle it, or do you want me to continue doing that?”
“No, I got it. Sorry, Logan.”
“She’s my sister, Dad. Do you understand that?” He hit his chest. “My sister.”
“Okay, Logan.”
“Don’t pull that shit on me. I’m not a little kid anymore.” He’s not angry. He’s livid.
“Logan, wanna hit the gym with me and burn off some steam?”
He gives me a look of disgust and shakes his head back and forth. “No, I’ll pass.”
?
When we get in the room, I stop him before he walks into the bathroom. “Big game day tomorrow.”
“Yeah, sure, big day, and now you’ve invited all of them. How do you think Mom’s gonna feel about that?”
I want to tell him it doesn’t matter how the hell she feels, but that’s the shit my father would have played. I’m not my father.
“She’ll be fine. Look, this wasn’t planned, but I promise to make it up to you.”
“How’s that?”
“Me. You. Spring break. Mexico. Just you and I?”
He smirks. “Sounds good.”
SEVEN
FIX THIS SHIT
After Logan falls asleep, I call down to the front desk and ask if the fitness center is still open. It is. Thank God.
I throw on some shorts, a tee-shirt, and head out the door. I ride the elevator down to the first floor and walk into the empty gym. I start on the elliptical and make my way around the circuit three times before I even feel a twinge of fatigue.
I know what’s going on here. I’m sexually frustrated. It’s been almost two months since I’ve gotten laid. And the last time was some serious revenge fucking.
Bitch!Un-fucking-real.
It’s back to the elliptical because if I’m not dog-ass tired by the time I head back up to our room. I’m probably going to need to jerk off in the shower, and my kid is in the room.
Jerk off!Bitch!
I seriously am having a hard time with this shit, but I would not let it be about hurt feelings. Fuck that. It’s now strictly because I need to come. Married for over twenty years, never cheated, provided rather well for my family, and I was going to have to either jerk off or make nice with Ash so I could get off in her ass.