Page 135 of Double Daddies
Nora’s Mountain Daddies
Everly Raine
Chapter One
Nora
“Are you still thinking about having two Daddies?” Lainey asks.
I clench my jaw before looking at her and shake my head. “No, I’m not.”
Lainey’s shoulders drop, and she relaxes into her chair. “Good. I don’t know what you were thinking, bringing that up with Mateo the other day. I was worried he was going to blow up.”
Mateo had blown up when we got home. It wasn’t pretty. All the words he called me behind closed doors should never be repeated. I’d gotten the gist of what he was saying.
Your desires were wrong.You’re disgusting for wanting to be with two people.Everything about you is disgusting.
But, deep down, I know those things aren’t true. I long to belong to two Daddies; I’ve read about them in so many books. It just speaks to my soul.
“I was worried about you. It’s probably just the books you’re reading, which you need to stop, by the way. They aren’t good for you. I mean, having two Daddies? Having a man you call Daddy?” Lainey shivers, looking disgusted.
“Yeah, right?” I force a chuckle, though I don’t agree with her at all.
I never should have said something about wanting a Daddy in front of Lainey and Mateo. It was a mistake, one I wish I could take back, but I can’t.
“How are you and Mateo doing?” Lainey asks. “Do you know when he is going to propose to you?”
Shaking my head, I look away. Mateo and I have been dating for the past year. We’d gotten really close until I spoke about my desires. I mentioned to him before that I wanted this type of relationship, but he’d always brushed it off and said I didn’t really want it.
“Nora?” Lainey places her hand on my shoulder. “You know when he’s going to propose to you? You lucky bitch. Don’t withhold anything. I want all of the details. Now.”
My phone rings before I can say a word, and my shoulders bunch in anticipation. Looking down at the call, I realize it isn’t Mateo, it’s Whiskey Mountain Lodge.
“I need to take this,” I whisper, standing and walking away.
After answering the phone, I place it against my ear as I look over at Lainey. Her eyes are trained on me, narrowed as I pace back and forth.
“Hello, is this Nora Robins?” a deep voice asks through the phone.
I quiver, wrapping my left arm around my stomach. “This is she,” I softly reply.
“Hi, Nora, this is Elijah from Whiskey Mountain Lodge. We have your application to come here later tonight or tomorrow.”
Nerves run through my body as I hold my breath. People who want to stay at Whiskey Mountain Lodge need to fill out an application form before they are accepted. From what the website said, it can take up to two weeks for them to go throughyour application since they also do a background check on everyone who applies.
I put a note on the email saying I really needed to get away, hoping it would help speed up the process.
“Nora, are you there?” Elijah asks.
“Sorry.” I wince. “I am. That is correct. I know it’s very last minute, but?—”
“Can I ask why you need to get away from things? Are you in danger?”
My whole body stills, and I suck in a breath of air. Lainey stands and takes a step toward me, but I shake my head, holding my hand up. “St-stay there. I’m good,” I call out.
Her eyes narrow on me, and I give her a forced smile, hoping it will smoothe things over. I didn’t think I was going to get a call so soon, especially not when I was with Lainey.
Mateo and Lainey are siblings. I was friends with Lainey before I even met or developed feelings for Mateo, but she still teases me about being friends with her to get to her brother.
