Chapter 27 Pinky Promise
Chapter 27 Pinky Promise
AIDAN
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The one thing that I knew was that Tara got away from Attica pack and came into Vermont pack to have a clean slate. She had a new life that didn’t include my name, and as far as I could tell, she didn’t want me in that life.
‘Yet, my wolf put in at the back of my mind.
Right now, I was sure that not many people knew that I was Nadia’s father, despite the resemblances, but until Tara spelled it out that she wanted the case to be otherwise, I wasn’t going to blow her cover.
There was also the fact that my pack and Vermont pack were still bitter enemies, and that implied that associates of mine could also be considered enemies to Vermont’s packmates.
I wasn’t ready to put a tag on Tara’s and Nadia’s backs just so that I could satisfy my desire to be a part of their lives, and that was why I was currently being discreet and secluded from the many eyes of the public.
My back was faced to most of the people in the barbecue party setting, and Nadia was talking my ears off, but honestly, it sounded more like music to me.
I listened with rapt attention and marveled at how beautiful and smart she was.
“Can I tell you something secret?” Nadia asked with wide hazel eyes, just as piercing as mine.
I found myself nodding.
She gestured with her hand for me to come closer, and I leaned forward so that she could speak in my ear, giving us the perfect picture of a gossiping pair.
Nadia wrapped her hands around my neck as she spoke in my ear, and the action caused my body to tense just like it did when she hopped to sit on my thigh.
Little actions like these are what made it a thousand times harder to stay away from her and her mother.
My heart expanded in my chest with each passing second, and I listened as she spoke in my ear, ignoring the fact that she was slowly choking me with how tight her grip on my neck was.
Damn. Was Tara already taking her to the gym?
“Do you remember the flowers you gave me and Mommy the last time?” She began, and I nodded. A smile tilted my lips at the thought that she remembered. “I took one out of mine to school, and everyone wouldn’t stop talking about it. I kept telling them you gave it to me, but I ended up gifting it to my crush.”
“Woah, there, onion,” I said as she freed me from her grasp, and a deep laughter broke out from the deepest parts of my stomach. “A crush?” I whisper–shouted, causing Nadia to break out into a hysterical string of giggles.
Goddess, I wanted more of this.
“Mommy wouldn’t stop sniffing her flowers too. She thought I didn’t notice, but she has refused to throw them away,” Nadia said, and I could swear that my heart did like fourteen flips.
Pride surged through, and I barely managed to keep my voice calm on my next words.
“Are you serious? She didn’t?”
Nadia nodded.
“Do you like my mom?” Nadia suddenly asked as she must have seen the boyish smile that I was trying to hide.
Was Tara really sure that this kid was eight?
I didn’t even know how to answer the question.
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“Um…” I stuttered.
I was thirty–four years old, and I freaking stuttered.
“I mean, yeah. I really do like your mom. She’s hella cool and pretty,” I said in one breath.
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“Then I think you should marry her,” Nadia said with conviction. “Take her out on a date with more flowers and a cake, and give her a ring. I could help you plan it.”
I coughed and laughed at the same time, tears forming at the corners of my eyes from laughing so hard.
Realization hit me that I hadn’t laughed this genuinely in a really long time. In far longer than one could imagine.
“Is that so?” I asked. “I don’t think she’ll agree to marry me so soon though. People usually have to go on many dates before they can get married.”
“Okay. You’ll take her on many dates, but promise me you’ll both get married.”
She put me in a tight spot with that.
I couldn’t say no to those pouty lips and wide puppy eyes.
Her pinky finger came up, and she wiggled it in front of my face. “Go on, promise me. Pinky promise.”
“Fine,” I said smiling, giving in with a sigh. “I promise.”
My pinky finger was large enough to swallow hers in the pinky promise. I couldn’t hide my shock when Nadia drew our intertwined fingers to her lips and sealed our little ritual with a kiss.
“Your turn,” she said, bobbing her head up and down.
I repeated the action, and Nadia’s smile could power a bulb.
She spoke before I could. “I have to go to my friends now. I don’t want them to start the water slide without me.”
Even though I wanted to stare at her for much longer, I nodded my head.
I missed eight years of this, but I hoped that I could spend the rest of my life capturing every other moment with them.
Nadia pushed herself off my thigh, and ignoring the burn of bearing her weight for such a long time, I stood upright.
“I’ll see you around then,” I said to her, and she nodded.
Giving me a quick wave, she sped off in the direction of the crowd like her legs were on fire, and I spent the entire time transfixed.
I don’t know how long it was, but the aroma of ambrosia trickled into my lungs, and I knew that Tara was close by.
Turning around, my steps faltered as I took her in.
Fuck it. She was so gorgeous.
Her long hair was packed to fall over one of her shoulders, exposing the unmarked part of her neck. Her dress showed off her generous curves, and my body immediately ignited.:
The dark blue gown stopped below her knees, exposing the little bit of skin between her dress and where her boots stopped.
My throat suddenly went dry as she came into view.
“Nadia?” She asked, letting me know that she must have seen us together.
“She went to play on the water slide with her friends,” I said, finding my voice which now sounded hoarse.
Tara nodded, and after a moment of hesitation where she was most likely considering her next words, she spoke.
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“Do you want to grab a beer?” She asked, pointing to the party. And even though I told myself I wasn’t going to drink tonight, I replied immediately.
“Yeah. Beer sounds great. Come sit, I’ll get them,” I said, leading her to where the chairs were arranged for the party.
She looked so freaking beautiful, and goddess ruin me if I let her get out of my sight ever again.
