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  “I wouldn’t think so either, but I saw him. He’s mine.”

  “Oh, my goodness, what did you do to that poor girl?”

  Fucked her up good, Lucas thought as buried his face in his large hand. “Messed her up to the point of keeping my child from me.”

  “My God, this is nuts!”

  “No kidding,” Lucas scoffed as he started to rub his eyes with his fingers.

  “What did she name him?” Molly asked after a moment of Lucas listening to her heavy breathing.

  “Aiden James Brooks,” Lucas said proudly. “He said it just like that to me.” Lucas started to grin, ignoring the cry that came through the phone when he said James. He knew that would make Molly cry, more than just knowing about Aiden.

  “Even with wanting to slap the girl silly, I still could kiss her. She has a good heart, she just didn’t know what to do, I guess.”

  “I guess,” Lucas agreed as he waited for Molly to go on.

  “So what are you going to do?”

  “We have paperwork in motion. I got to get that from Fallon tomorrow, but meanwhile, I will be getting to know my little guy.”

  “When can I come see him?”

  “His birthday is in two weeks, I’ll fly you out for that. I’ll have Levi send you pictures tomorrow.”

  “Good, okay. Goodness, this is so much at once,” Molly said with a huff.

  Lucas smiled. “I know. I still don’t believe it myself.”

  “How’s Fallon?”

  Figures she would care about Fallon. Molly loved Fallon like the daughter she never had. That was one of the main reason he loved Fallon so much. His mother did.

  “She’s being her regular bitchy self. It’s all just a defense mechanism though, she’ll be okay. She knows I won’t do anything to hurt Aiden.”

  Lucas looked up at where a picture of him and his dad hung. As his mother went on about how it must be hard on Fallon, all he could do was wonder if his dad was disappointed in him, because Lucas suddenly felt like he had failed at everything in his life.

  Not keeping his father alive, his addictions, not being able to read, and then losing Fallon. The only thing he was actually good at was hockey.

  Lucas then decided that there was no way in hell he was going to fail at being a father. Just thinking of Aiden made Lucas smile and he knew in his heart that he was going to be the best damn dad in the world.

  No matter what Fallon wanted.

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  Fallon still wasn’t breathing right as she climbed the steps to the upstairs. With the way she was acting, the feathery light touch of Lucas’ lips on her nose might as well been a full on mouth kiss, with tongue. Her heart still hammered against her chest, sweat dripped down her back, and Fallon swore she was dizzy.

  The man straight blew her mind.

  Which was bad, very bad.

  Fallon shook her head as she walked down the hall to the bathroom, but before she could reach it she heard Aiden say, “Lucas is cool.”

  Audrey laughed as Fallon leaned against the wall, waiting for the conversation to go on. “He is nice.”

  “I think he is awesome. He has the same name as me! That’s cool, ‘cause I’m cool.”

  Fallon smiled as Audrey giggled. “I know that’s right.”

  Fallon heard the splash of water before Aiden said, “Do you think him and Momma will get married?”

  Audrey cleared her throat and Fallon heard the shower start. “Aiden, they aren’t dating honey. He’s just a friend.”

  “Maybe they could get married. Will you ask Momma to? Lucas is so cool.”

  “Aiden James, you don’t even know him! He could be a hippogriff!”

  That made Aiden giggle and Fallon tried to smile past the tears, but she didn’t succeed. Aiden wanted a father so bad, and it killed Fallon that she had done this to both of them. She was basically the worst person imaginable.

  “No, he’s too cool for that. I feel good around him. Like some people, I feel weird around, like the janitor at school! He’s creepy!” Aiden gushed as Fallon wiped away her tears before smiling. She needed to look into this creepy janitor. Something wasn’t right if her little boy didn’t feel right around him. “But Lucas, I think he’s good. He’s big too! I bet you he could kill a billion hippogriffs!”

  “I don’t know bud. I think they are just friends,” Audrey insisted.

  “Can you ask please? Momma listens to you.”

  Fallon couldn’t take any more. She turned quickly, going back down the stairs as a sob ripped through her. Aiden was gonna hate her. How was she supposed to explain the reasoning for why she kept father and son from each other?

  Aiden, your father cheated on me, and well I was too scared to tell him. Sorry honey, but hey! He says he ain’t going anywhere now!

  No, that wouldn’t work. What the hell was she gonna say?

  Fallon fell into the closest chair beside her in a huff, hating the position she had put herself in. If she had just been braver then, not scared of what Lucas would say or do, then she wouldn’t be having these issues. She wouldn’t be scared shitless that her child’s father might steal her child from her or that her son might hate her when she told him.

  Fallon glanced down at the stack of paperwork Lucas had brought over. She knew that once she filled those papers out everything would be real. Lucas would have rights, and he would use them. Even though she told him that she didn’t believe him, she knew in her heart that he was telling the truth. She knew that Lucas was fiercely protective like his mother; he would do anything for someone he loved. When he said that he already loved Aiden, she believed him. Just like Lucas, Aiden had the most addicting personality. He was so sweet, and silly, he was the most popular kid in class because everyone just loved him. He was personable, just like his daddy. The only thing that was bothering Fallon was the ‘what if’? What if he found someone that he wanted to have a family with and left Aiden behind. She believed that he wanted Aiden now, but what about in the future?

  Fallon got up from the table, getting a pen out of her junk drawer before sitting down. She opened the first page and read over how the forms were for establishing paternity. She had filled out the first couple of pages before Audrey came into the kitchen.

  “Well since y’all are both alive, I’m guessing it didn’t go that bad.”

  Fallon shrugged her shoulders. “He was very understanding, which makes me think he’s up to something. The guy I knew would have lost his damn mind and probably try to tear me apart.”

  Audrey smiled while getting an apple out the fruit bowl. “Maybe he’s not that guy anymore.”

  “So he says. We’ll see.”

  “I think he is a good guy Fallon. You know, I know men.”

  Fallon laughed, “Now I know that’s not true. If it was, you wouldn’t be giving Levi Moss googly eyes. That guy is dirty, stay away.”

  Audrey giggled as her cheeks brightened. “Hey, if I wanna get laid, what’s the problem?”

  “No problem at all, just know that Levi is a dog. Don’t start anything with him.”

  Audrey nodded, a small smile on her face. “I won’t.”

  Fallon looked back at the papers and saw that she needed her tax information. She got up, going to the filing cabinet in the back room before going back to the table to finish the paperwork.

  “What’s all that?”

  “Establishing paternity paperwork,” Fallon said sadly. “Lucas’ lawyer drew them up, I guess.”

  “Okay, what do they mean?”

  “Basically a bunch of paperwork giving Lucas rights to Aiden. Then we gotta do some blood work, and then I guess I’ll get child support, even though I don’t want it.”

  “Don’t be proud Fallon, it isn’t cute,” Audrey said with a grin. Fallon stuck her tongue out at her as she went on. “Is there back child support?”

  Fallon made a face. “Lord, I don’t know. I guess I need to get my lawyer involved which sucks ‘cause it’s