time trying to not walk around without wanting to pound into you, so get your pretty little ass into that house and put some motherfucking panties on now.” He is hissing and growling all at the same time, and if he wasn’t spitting fire I would totally prolong this fight.
“Calm down there, Hulk, they are called seamless thongs. And it’s skin color so you wouldn’t tell. I promise you my pussy is covered.” I snicker at him “At least for tonight, but I can’t guarantee tomorrow night!” And with those parting words I walk to his car, swinging my hips just a tad while he curses right behind me.
When we get there, I scan the parking lot for James’s car. So far we are in the clear. We are almost at the door. Allison has opted to be in the middle of the boys, but I’m sure it’s because she asked if they can swing her up while walking. Which they do twice before her giggling stops them.
I’m on the other side of Cooper with our hands intertwined when I hear someone call Matthew’s name, and I feel my spine stiffen. Cooper feels it also. When we turn to the right, we are face to face with James and her.
James leans in to give Matthew a hug, but you can tell he is nervous as he doesn’t do anything but stand there.
“Hey, buddy, and is that my beautiful princess?”
“Daddy, look, my shoes habe sparkles. Cooper said I’m beautiful just like Mommy.”
Allison looks at James while smiling up at Cooper.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Let me introduce myself. I’m James, and this is Tiffany.”
Tiffany. Just her name makes me want to stab her in the eyeball with my shoe. Ugh.
“Hi, I’m Cooper, Parker’s boyfriend.”
Um, WTF, did we not discuss this?
“Boyfriend,” he says, surprised.
Why the fuck is he surprised? Dude, I’m fucking hot.
He takes a moment to look my way, and even his eyes are shocked. That’s right, buddy, I rock this outfit.
“Parker, you look, wow. Um...” he stammers.
“Hi, James, Tiffany.” I nod at them. I was totally going to ignore her, because, well, I hate her guts, but my guy is way hotter than hers, so.
“Parker, you look lovely and you, princess Allison, you’re just as beautiful,” Tiffany says, and I’ve heard her voice before, but I just noticed how whiny it is.
“If you guys can excuse us. I promised my woman a night out, so we’ll see you tomorrow when you get the kids,” Cooper states before turning to walk away.
“Bye, Daddy. Bye, Tiffany,” Allison says cheerfully as she drags the boys to the front door. Matthew just looks at the ground not knowing what to do or say.
“Hey, buddy, it’s over. You can breathe. It’s all good,” Cooper whispers over to him.
“Mom?” he asks, but I don’t answer because he sees me with a huge ass smile on my face, and I know he knows I’m okay.
We are luckily seated on the other side of James and Tiffany, so we all ease out of our nervousness.
Cooper has ordered a beer, I have my martini, the kids have their Shirley Temples, extra cherries for Allison, and we toast to new beginnings.
The boys talk about hockey while Allison is coloring the placemat when I get a text message. I’m not even thinking about it before I pull out my phone and see that it’s from James.
Meet me near the washrooms!!!
What the ever-loving fuck is this all about? I look over at Cooper and notice that he saw the message when I excuse myself. Walking to the bathroom, I take in the sight of Tiffany looking at the menu. And for the first time I don’t have the bitterness anymore. Am I pissed that she broke up my family? Yes. But, if he was actually a man, he would have never gone there.
I see James leaning against the wall near the bathrooms and brace myself for what is to come.
“What’s up, James?” I ask, not really caring if he actually needs anything. I’m annoyed if I’m being completely honest.
“Parker, I wanted to ask if maybe you wanted to have dinner with the kids and me tomorrow. Tiffany is going away