Total pages in book: 64
Estimated words: 63601 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 318(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 212(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63601 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 318(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 212(@300wpm)
I was betting Levi wanted to roll his eyes again but he managed just a slightly dramatic sigh. “We need to monitor what your parents are watching on TV more.”
Agreed.
“They need a caretaker Dom too, so don’t be surprised if you end up exhausted by the end of the day.” Levi couldn’t seem to decide if that was funny or weird and he ended up looking slightly constipated as he tried to behave. “If you need a break, we’ll just go to bed early and make them think we’re having wild sex in my room.”
His groan filled the car as he flopped back in his seat. “You’re not even fucking with me…I mean, yeah…you’re fucking with me, but that’s what they’re going to think.”
Yep.
“It’s a sign of a healthy relationship and a strong commitment.” I knew that because I’d been told about it a lot over the years.
For some reason my slow take on how I thought that kind of stuff should go drove them insane and actually worried them.
“We can have a healthy relationship and a strong commitment without my dick going in your ass.” His grumbling response had me trying not to laugh or blush, but thankfully he didn’t seem to need my thoughts on that idea. “I’m your Daddy. That’s more important. Oh.”
Opening his eyes, he looked like a lightbulb had just gone off over his head but it was a serious expression that had me wanting to sigh and get all dramatic. “That’s why you don’t want us to talk about the more…dynamic part of our relationship. You said they already know about the little stuff. They’re going to start planning our fucking wedding the moment they realize I’m your Daddy.”
Bingo.
“Um, probably a handfasting ceremony, but yeah, that’s basically a wedding.” I was just hoping we could get through Christmas without that coming down on us. “I think they’d have been a bit more relaxed about the whole thing if I’d dated around more but wanting to be in a serious relationship before I submitted and did…that kind of stuff…kind of changed how they saw it.”
And his eyes went round and round again.
“If we end up married without my mother at least getting the chance to pretend she cares, she’ll kill us both.” Levi didn’t seem to realize how weird his family was either, but since mine were more dangerous at the moment I let it slide.
“No ceremonies over the holidays. That’s a reasonable limit that will keep us out of trouble.” Hopefully. “If she suggests anything fishy just ask for books on the subject so you can read up on it. Play dumb but curious about how to grow as a person.”
She’d like that and it would hopefully keep us from ending up married.
I really didn’t want to have to go back to school and immediately start filling out paperwork and that kind of stuff.
“Play dumb. Act curious. Grow as a person.” Nodding to himself, he sat straighter. “And if it comes down to it, explain I need to be a bit further into the program before we can completely merge our lives and I’ll distract her by showing her some of the houses we like.”
He really was just as weird as my mother in his own unique way.
Maybe that was why I liked him so much?
“Don’t show her the pink one.” She’d like that one. “Tell her you like the energy of that one with the blue shutters.”
It had a great backyard and enough privacy for a hot tub.
“Got it.” He leaned over and kissed my head, confident look firmly in place. “I’m going to let you open the door but just know I’d rather do it.”
He was so cute.
“Thank you, Daddy.” Kissing his cheek, I looked down at my lap. “Will you unbuckle me?”
“I would love to.” He kept his hands in appropriate places, but lower parts of me still loved it when he took care of me. “We’re just going to be boring for a while and then we’ll have privacy later when they think we’re fucking like rabbits.”
Yep…it wasn’t conventional but neither was the way my mother was rushing out the door.
“What is she wearing?” Levi’s genuine confusion over the Christmas tree skirt and garland wreath made me laugh. “It’s like Christmas exploded on her.”
“Well, she’s not exactly Christian, so she’s just taken the parts of the holiday that align with her aura and energy.” My explanation had him nodding to himself.
“At least she’s not going to lecture me about Jesus’s birthday being turned into a commercial monstrosity.” Levi’s flashback to the religious guy made me smile. “This is much more relatable.”
Really?
I was starting to think all of his bad dating experience had been the universe’s way of making sure my family looked less scary than it should have been.
“It’s going to be fine.”