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Mike Masters
It’s the second time in as many months that I’m before a judge.
Both times I settled with my ‘victims’ out of court, but the law says different.
Assault and battery is a felony charge, and one they don’t drop so easy the second time around because it’s become my new weakness.
The judge says one more strike and I’m getting more than a stern look and another red mark against my name.
How was I to know it wasn’t her they were with?
I swore it on the bible in court and I’ll swear it again. I thought those two guys were with her. Both times.
I fucking saw her…
But as it turns out I just saw her instead of whoever they were arguing with in public.
Every time I go anywhere, I see her.
Mary-Jane…
If I close my eyes, I see her. When I sleep I see her.
And waking up without her next to me is just a fucking insult.
She’s become more than just a crush. And way more than just an obsession.
So when I see a guy with her. When I swear I see her twice in two months getting mistreated? Of course I step in.
Trouble is, the real Mary Jane? She’s my best friend Brett’s daughter and she doesn’t even know I exist.
Not in the way I want her to notice me.
And even more trouble for me, I’m seeing her everywhere that she’s not. It’s gonna be three for three the next time I go anywhere. I can just feel it.
Knowing this is gonna destroy me, or my friendship with Brett as well as maybe my freedom. I think maybe I should just get away.
Go someplace cold and damp so I can forget all about her. Forget what she’s doing to me without her even trying.
But a surprise call from my buddy asking me for help changes everything.
I mean, every. Fucking. Thing.
He’s broken down on his way to some daddy-daughter day she’s having at work. But all I hear is Mary Jane and me in the same sentence.
I’m already there in my mind before he’s even finished asking.
Daddy for a day?
I might be losing my best friend, but I’m gaining a daughter. For a few hours at least while I pretend to be her dad.
How ‘bout I make you a mommy instead?
Put a baby in that belly of yours, huh Mary Jane?
I think this daddy needs you as his mommy. And not just for a day.
I need you, Mary Jane.
For.
Ever.
Bestselling author Lena Little loves to write short, steamy stories that can be read in under an hour or two. All of her stories are free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription, or only 99 cents to buy. Her books are available exclusively on Amazon.
I now live by the sea.
I love the view from my office, it’s inspiring, rejuvenating and energising. I love writing here early afternoons with a flat white coffee and Jerónimo curled at my feet. Mmmm!
After carrying an overwhelming writing load during the past two years I now have my sister Pippa around most of the time. It is wonderful to have a like-minded and understanding collaborator and co-conspirator. We’re tight!
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