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  I look around the backyard for my daughter, but I don’t see her anywhere. She was pretty drunk. “I’ve got to go check on Molly.” I pull Jenna away from me.

  “Okay.”

  I grab some of the empty platters and carry them inside. I find Lani cleaning the kitchen. “Hey, this is your party. You’re not supposed to clean. Where’s Molly?”

  “It’s not a big deal. I’m happy to do it. Oh, and I put Molly to bed.”

  I nod. I should walk away from her. I should go outside, grab Jenna and fuck her immediately, but instead, I walk toward Lani. She looks up at me and my fingers itch to touch her. My cock is straining in my shorts—desperate to be inside of her. Instead, I stop, turn around, and I walk away—right to Jenna who basically shoves her tongue down my throat.

  Lani

  I stare at the ceiling, unable to sleep even though I’m exhausted. The party had been a blast and Damon’s friends were all so friendly and welcoming. I wore a tiny teal sundress that highlighted my naturally tan skin and showed off my body. I know Damon liked what he saw and I know we shared a moment, but then he started making out with the redhead.

  I swear when I was cleaning up the kitchen that when he was looking at me, he got an erection, but he ran from me as fast as he could and began sucking face with her again. When things were winding down, I excused myself and went inside. I wanted to be fast asleep when he and that girl started fucking.

  Why was I getting jealous about a man that was never going to be mine? When I went upstairs, I found Molly’s bedroom door open and no Molly. The bathroom door was closed and I assumed Molly was in there getting sick since she seemed pretty drunk. I pushed the door open and froze.

  Molly was on the bathroom counter, completely nude, and getting plowed by Tony, her dad’s friend. They were so into it and each other they didn’t even see me, so I quietly backed out of the room and closed the door to the bathroom and then her bedroom. I’m sure if Damon caught them, he’d beat Tony’s ass.

  At least someone was having a good time.

  I decide to head downstairs to get something to drink. Hopefully the “after-party” is over. I hit the kitchen and freeze, Damon is leaning against the counter eating some chips in the dark. He looks up at me and freezes. That’s when I see he’s fully naked.

  Desire pools in my belly because he’s gorgeous but completely naked he’s stunning. He’s lean but muscular. Damon’s got the V that causes my brain to short circuit. It leads to the biggest, most beautiful dick I’ve ever seen. Of course I’m pretty inexperienced in the cock department.

  “I-Is she gone?”

  He nods.

  “Is she your girlfriend?” I ask softly.

  My eyes drift to his dick and it’s getting hard right before my eyes. My nipples immediately harden. Can he see them through my tank top?

  “No, she’s not. She’s just a friend.” He walks toward me, and I can’t help but watch his dick bob with each step he takes. “I wanted to fuck her until I couldn’t see straight, but in the end, I just couldn’t.”

  Damon sifts his fingers through my hair, tilting my head back. My heart beats rapidly and I lick my lips nervously. He leans in and I close my eyes waiting for him to kiss my lips. Instead I feel his lips touch my forehead. I open my eyes and don’t bother hiding my disappointment.

  “Get some sleep, sweetheart.”

  I nod and head toward the stairs. I stop before I’m out of sight, and when I turn around, I find him watching me. He’s got his hand wrapped around his stiff length and my core clenches. I head upstairs and crawl into bed and thankfully fall asleep quickly.

  I wake up at eight and first head into the bathroom taking care of business then I peek in on Molly and find her snoring softly. The smell of coffee greets me as I step downstairs. I walk over to the coffee pot and see the mug I used the day before sitting next to it with a note leaning against it.

  Lani,

  I hope you slept well. The coffee’s fresh and I’ll be back soon.

  Damon.

  I pour myself a cup and take it out back. I walk across the yard toward the deck and sit down on the edge, letting my legs hang over the side. It’s already warm and the sun feels good beating down on my skin.

  By the time I finish my cup of coffee, I’m not sure how much time has passed. I stand up and head inside for a refill, grab a banana, and head back outside. Halfway through my cup, Molly plops down beside me.

  My face immediately heats up when I remember what I saw last night. “Umm…so I came to check on you last night,” I say quietly.

  Molly, who has no shame, smiles widely. “Girl, I’ve never been fucked like that in my entire life.” She looks behind us and leans in. “His dick was so big that I’m still sore. You and I are going out tonight so I can see him again.”

  “What about your dad?”

  She smiles. “Dad’s working at the bar until ten. We’ll already be out by then. When you go home, just tell Dad I met someone and went home with them.” Molly grabs my hands. “Please?”

  “Do you really like him?”

  Molly wraps her arm around my shoulders and hugs me into her side. “He’s nice, funny, and he’s an amazing kisser.” She squeezes her thighs together. “I’m getting horny just thinking about him. Don’t worry I’m not falling in love with the guy it’s just a fling.” I don’t know how she can be so casual about sex. The only people I was ever with was my high school boyfriend, and a boy my freshman year in college.

  “Good morning, ladies.” Damon’s deep voice does weird things to my belly.

  We both turn around and smile as he comes walking toward us. I think he’s trying to kill me because again he’s in blue athletic shorts and no shirt. His skin glistens with sweat and all I can picture is me licking it off his naked body.

  A shiver runs through me as I imagine what it would be like to feel his cock sliding inside of me. I glance up at him and find his smoldering gaze on me before he quickly looks away.

  Molly smiles up at her dad. “Morning, Dad. What’s on the agenda for today?”

  “I thought that I could take you guys for a tour. It’s going to be sunny all day, the cover of the Jeep is off, and it’s perfect to take sightseeing.”

  “That sounds like fun.” I smile because I’m excited to ride around all day exploring Key West with my bestie and her dad who is giving me all of these feelings, but I’m dying to spend more time with him.

  “Yeah, that sounds fun, Dad. Lani let’s make Dad some of our Sunday morning French toast?” She stands and then pulls me to my feet. “Dad, you’re going to love it.”

  We get the ingredients out and while she slices of the French bread, I mix up the egg mixture and then she heats up the pan. To be honest, there is nothing special about our French toast, but it became the thing we made every Sunday.

  While Molly cooks at the stove, I cut up some fresh strawberries and warm up the syrup in the microwave. When Damon comes out of his room, he’s obviously freshly showered. His dark blond hair looks darker than normal: wet and slicked back. He’s in a tank top and board shorts—his feet are bare, and I’ve never seen anything sexier.

  I pour him a cup of coffee, hand it to him, and Molly brings him a plate full of food. “I could get used to this kind of service. This looks delicious. Come join me outside.”

  We fill up our plates and join Damon out on the patio. We’re all silent while we eat and occasionally someone will moan around the food. When we’re all finished, he tells us to go get ready and he’d deal with clean up.

  Upstairs I change into my red bikini and slip on black knit shorts and a white tank top on over it. In the bathroom, I throw my hair into a ponytail, brush my teeth, and slap some deodorant on. I slip into a pair of flip-flops and then head downstairs.

  Molly and Damon are sitting side by side on the kitchen counter. They smile when they see me. He hops down followed by Molly and we head outside to his jeep.

  My bestie insists that I sit up front so I ca
n see everything better. Damon humors us, letting us stop at each tourist attraction and taking our pictures while we smile and pose. We even make him pose with us for a lot of pictures.

  My favorite spots were Hemmingway’s home, even though we didn’t get to do a tour, and driving along 7 Mile Bridge, though I was scared half to death. They both made fun of me while I screeched when we went over it the first time.

  We stopped for lunch at the most awesome clam shack and ate the most delicious Mahi Mahi tacos.

  Now we’re back at the house and I’m lying in bed, trying to take a nap, but I can’t sleep. I crawl out of bed and head through the bathroom to Molly’s room. She’s fast asleep because she doesn’t even budge as I walk farther into the room.

  I decide to leave her alone and head downstairs. It’s quiet and I don’t find Damon anywhere—maybe he went to his bar, or maybe he’s sleeping himself. I grab a bottle of water and an apple and go outside to sit by the pool.

  After I finish my apple, I set the core wrapped in a paper towel on the little table next to me. I lay back on the lounger, letting the sun warm my skin. I’m not sure how much time passes before a shadow covers me. I open my eyes to find Damon standing over me.

  “Hey. Molly’s knocked out and I couldn’t sleep so I decided to come out here and enjoy the sunshine.” God, I’m a dork, but this man intimidates me.

  He smiles at me and I feel it all the way down to my belly. “I had to run to the bar to take care of a few things.” Damon sits on the lounger next to mine. “Molly says you’re going out tonight?”

  I shrug, “Yeah she wants to go dancing.” I love going out, but Molly’s a wild card and has a tendency to get a little crazy. I’m of course, not going to tell Damon that his friend is meeting us and taking his daughter home tonight.

  “Well, before I head to the bar I’ll leave you my number just in case.” He scrubs a hand over his hair. “I want to—I want to apologize for last night. I don’t make it a habit to be naked in my kitchen in the middle of the night, especially when my daughter and her friend are in the house.”

  I sit up, facing him. I look down and see that our knees are almost touching. My cheeks are burning, remembering the look of his body and his cock. Damon places his hand on my knee, and I swear he’s searing my flesh.

  “Please look at me, Lani.” His voice is firm but soft. I raise my head slowly to meet his gaze. “Don’t be embarrassed, I’m the one who should be. It could’ve easily been Molly that came downstairs and saw me naked. I hate shifting blame, but I’m going to blame too many beers on my lapse of judgment. I just don’t want to make you uncomfortable.”

  If I couldn’t like him more, he goes and worries about making me uncomfortable. Without a second thought, I place my hand on his that still rests on my thigh. Damon stiffens but doesn’t move his hand from me. Neither of us speaks as I get lost in the blue depths of his eyes. His thumb strokes the skin of my inner thigh, making my skin tingle.

  I’m desperate to feel his lips on mine, but a phone ringing in the distance breaks the spell. He quickly stands up and disappears inside. Why am I so disappointed?

  My thoughts are interrupted when Molly joins me a few minutes later. “How was your nap?”

  “It was heavenly.” She sits in the spot her dad just vacated. “Are you ready to have some fun tonight?”

  Don’t get me wrong I love to have a good time, but I’m just not looking forward to being the third wheel tonight while she hangs out with Tony. I’m not looking forward to lying to Damon tonight when I come home alone.

  I paste on a fake smile. “Oh yeah, I’m definitely ready.” I lower my voice. “How are we going to get in?” She’s not twenty-one for another month—my birthday is two months after hers.

  “Tony’s taking care of that.” Molly grabs my hand. “Let’s go get ready.”

  Damon

  I pour a couple of shots of Jaeger for the guys at the end of the bar. Tonight’s been crazy busy, but that’s great because it means I’m making money. It also means that I’m not thinking about Lani in her little red dress that hugged her curves like a lover’s caress.

  My daughter was dressed very much the same and I tried to tell her to go back and change, but she’s an adult and can dress how she likes. Before they left, I made them promise to call if they needed a ride.

  I even offered to drop them off, but Molly ordered them an Uber.

  Now I’m keeping myself busy, trying hard not to worry about the girls.

  “Damon?” I turn and spot one of my bartenders coming toward me.

  “What’s up?”

  He needs help hooking a keg up, and I help him quickly swap it out before he disappears into the back with the empty. My manager who’s closing up tonight should be here in twenty minutes. I should go out afterward and get laid, but what if the girls need me?

  I’ll just go home, maybe read the book Molly sent me for Christmas. A woman comes to the bar and I don’t miss the way she eyes me up and down as I walk toward her. Yes, I’m used to it and yes, I know I’m still good looking, but I’ve never fucked women who come into my bar.

  I did it once in the beginning and it took a restraining order for her to finally get the hint and stop coming around.

  The door opens and I happen to glance in that direction just in time to see Lani walk through it. She gives me a small wave and I meet her at the bar. I look behind her, “Where’s Molly?”

  Lani looks uncomfortable. “Umm… uhh… sh-she met up with someone and left with him.”

  I get ready to lose my shit, but the look on her face has me reining it in. “Okay,” I say slowly. “I don’t know what else to say. This is what I get for not being around like I should.”

  She places her soft hand on mine. “If it makes you feel any better, we ran into a classmate and that’s who she left with.”

  Lani’s lying, I know it, but I’m not going to call her out on it. I have to trust that my twenty-year-old daughter is safe. Lani removes her hand from mine and tucks her hair behind her ear.

  “Okay, well that’s good. I’m done in twenty minutes. Can I get you a drink while you wait?”

  She asks for a Diet Coke and I quickly pour one and then set it down in front of her. She reaches for her wallet, but I stop her. “It’s on me.”

  “Thank you.”

  By the time my manager that I was filling in for shows up Lani has finished her soda. I give John the run down and say goodbye to my staff and then lead her outside to my Jeep. I offer my hand to her and help her get inside.

  I’m not going to lie, but my eyes immediately go to her gorgeous ass. We’re both quiet as we head back to my place. I pull up in front and tell her to wait while I come around and help her down.

  After letting us in, I toss my keys, wallet, and phone on the counter. “Do you want to swim?” I turn at the sound of Lani’s voice behind me.

  Alone with her in one of her bikinis could be too much temptation, but I feel bad that my daughter basically ditched her. “Go change and I’ll meet you outside.”

  Lani smiles before turning and running up the stairs. In my bedroom, I pull some board shorts out. I strip out of my clothes and look down at my dick that’s already half-hard thinking about seeing her in her bikini again. “Control yourself,” I whisper.

  I quickly slip my shorts on and then grab a couple of towels. Outside I set them on a lounge chair and then light a couple of the tiki torches. I hear the doors open and turn to spot Lani coming toward me. Her bikini is hot pink with pink flamingos all over it.

  “I grabbed you a towel.” God, I sound like a teenager, nervous about talking to a girl for the first time—not a forty-two-year-old man who has been around the block a few times.

  She smiles while securing her hair on top of her head. “Thanks.”

  I watch her as she steps into the water and my cock twitches when she moans. I keep the water lukewarm especially for nights like this. “Aren’t you getting in?” She smiles as I walk toward the
pool and then hop in.

  I swim toward her and she smiles at me. “Are you having a good time?”

  Lani nods. “I am, very much.”

  “Good, tomorrow I plan on taking you guys out on my boat.”

  “Really? Are we going out on the ocean?”

  Her excitement makes me smile and makes me excited that I’m the one who gets to show her the beauty of it all. “Absolutely and there’s also a good chance that you’ll get to see some dolphins.”

  She throws her arms around me and mine immediately wrap around her. I pull back enough that I can see her face. The tiki torches have cast a soft glow on her naturally tan skin—fuck she’s beautiful. I cup her cheek and can feel her heart beating against my chest.

  “You are so beautiful,” I whisper. I know I’m playing with fire right now, but I’m beginning not to care anymore.

  Lani licks her lips, it’s like she’s begging for me to kiss her. As much as I want to, I just can’t. I can’t do that, and I can’t do it to Molly. They’re best friends and I wouldn’t want it to destroy their friendship.

  I reluctantly let her go. “We’ve got a busy day tomorrow. Maybe we should call it a night.” She follows me out of the pool.

  I wrap her towel around her—my eyes never leaving hers as I slowly dry her off. My heart is pounding in my chest, squatting down in front of her I dry her legs off. My eyes drift down to her long shapely legs.

  My fingers ghost over her smooth skin. I don’t miss Lani’s quick inhale of her breath or the rapid rise and fall of her chest. If I close my eyes, I swear I can smell her. My dick stands at attention and begs me to be inside her.

  “Ahem…you better get inside.” My voice is hoarse, laced with desire. “I’ll-uh… see you in the morning.”

  “Goodnight,” she whispers. Her voice is melodic and makes my blood sing. I don’t stand up until she’s inside and I see the guest bedroom light flip on upstairs. Only then do I extinguish the torches and head inside.