Page 114 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 8
“Is it...like...okay?”
“Is what okay?” he asked.
“Your...um...pants sword.”
He raised his eyebrow at me.
“Because I mutilated it.”
“You did not mutilate my dick. I’m fine.”
I think I mutilated it...
He laughed. “Ash, I just had a baby. I’m fine, I promise.”
“But I also threw that bottle of wine at it. It might not be fine now.”
“I’m fine. We can move forward from this. Truly.”
For some reason we both just sat there staring at each other. And it felt like neither of us was moving on from this. I was just picturing his trouser snake so mangled.
“I think it’s time to order pizza,” said Daphne.
“I’ll help!” I practically screamed and jumped to my feet to get away from the awkward conversation I was trapped in with Matt. Although as I sprinted away from him, I was worried that only I thought it was awkward. Why couldn’t I get over those incidents? I knew I needed to. But...fire penis.
“Do you mind holding RJ?” asked Daphne. She thrust him into my arms before I could even respond.
He giggled and looked up at me.Aw.And then he touched my left boob.Eek, don’t do that, little man.He touched my other boob and started to drool again.
“I’m so sorry,” Daphne apologized as she waited for someone to pick up the phone at the pizza place. “But you should take it as a compliment. RJ is a very picky eater.”
How was he a picky eater? Wasn’t she the only one that fed him?
“Hi,” said Daphne into the phone. “I’d like to order three pizzas.” Pause. “One plain cheese. But with red sauce. Nothing spicy, just normal red sauce. And mozzarella cheese only.” Pause. “Yes, only mozzarella.” Pause. “And I’d like one supreme pizza. But I want to remove the mushrooms...unless they’re in season. Are they in season?” Pause. “No, no mushrooms then. And no red onions or green peppers. Do you have any yellow peppers?” Pause. “No, then no peppers.” Pause. “So yes, just pepperoni, sausage, cheese, and sauce.” She laughed. “Oh, yes, I guess I could have just ordered the meat lovers. I’ll remember that for next time.” Pause. “No wait, there’s a third pizza. Yes, I need three.” Pause. “I’d like a white veggie pizza. But I want it with sauce, so not white at all. And I’d only like broccoli and basil on it. Is this pizza 100% vegetarian?” Pause. “Oh good. Then I’d like to add pepperoni.” Pause. “Yes, I want pepperoni and sauce on the white veggie pizza. Unless the pepperoni is cured. Is your pepperoni uncured?” Pause. “Perfect, yes, a white veggie pizza with the added meat and sauce. Perfect.”
Damn, I liked her style while ordering. RJ kept poking at my boob as I stared at Daphne. I needed to start ordering like that. I always just ordered right off the menu like a peasant. She was a total boss.
Daphne hung up.
“That was amazing!”
She laughed. “Are you going to make fun of me too?”
“No, that was seriously cool. I always want to make changes but I never want to bother the waiter. But I’d rather have what I want, you know? I need to start doing that.”
She smiled. “It is nice to get what you want, isn’t it?”
“Absolutely. I always just let everyone walk all over me. You should have seen me when the cops...” my voice trailed off.Oh, shit.Now she was going to think I got arrested or something. I didn’t want to talk about this, but what was the alternative? That she thought Tanner was hooking up with a felon? “My sister disappeared a few years ago. And the cops were super incompetent.”
Daphne put her hand over her mouth. “Ash, I’m so sorry.”
“It’s okay...”
“You don’t have to say that. I know what it’s like to lose a sibling.” She lifted RJ out of my arms when he started drooling more. “I lost my brother.” She looked down at her son and started blinking fast.
I gave her a big hug and she hugged me back.
“But I bet your sister is still out there,” she said. “Do they have any leads? Is there anything I can do to help?”
