Page 88 of Love Off Course

Me: Do not send her the link!

Estefania: I want the link!

Me: I’m telling Kyle!

Kyle: This is a group text. Unfortunately.

Damian: He’s frowning at his desk. I’m watching him frown. He’s jealous of Estefania seeing the big pilot dicks.

Estefania: Kyle’s dick is the biggest.

Damian: Dammit, female! Now I need to see it. Kyle, as your boss, I demand to compare your peen to the pilot porn peens.

Kyle: I’m muting this conversation now.

Me: Me too.

Damian: You can’t mute me though. I’m on my way to your desk!

“You’re smiling.”

I jolt from my texting to find David is no longer in my doorway and it’s Daddy instead. He looks relaxed and happy. Mona is good for him.

“Damian,” I tell him as though it explains it all.

He laughs because over the past couple of weeks, he’s gotten to know the flamboyant reality TV star. “Oh, Damian. What now?”

“You do not want to know. Trust me. What’s up?”

“Let’s go to lunch, baby girl.”

Without hesitation, I shove my phone in my purse and then walk over to my dad. We chatter about nonsense all the way out of the building. Rather than going to one of our cars, we walk to our favorite pizza place. Once we’ve ordered and are sipping on our beers, Daddy smiles at me.

“What?” I ask.

“Just observing you.”

“Not creepy at all.”

He laughs. “You’re a brat.”

I stick my tongue out at him.

“You’re not happy,” he says, his smile falling. “And it kills me.”

I frown. “Of course I’m happy.”

“With me and our company, yes. With your new friends, yes. But…”

Camilo.

My throat aches and I swallow, fighting tears. “But nothing. I’m happy.”

“Do you love David?”

His question throws me off. “W-What? No.”

“Good,” he says with a chuckle.

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