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  A slow sly smirk formed on Lucas’ lips and Fallon took in a sharp breath. “I’m not playing daddy. I am Daddy and you are Mommy. Shouldn’t we be making out instead of fighting?”

  Fallon rolled her eyes, poking him harder in the chest. “Get your mind out of the gutter Lucas!”

  She poked him again, and he took her finger in his hand as he grinned down at her. “Poke me one more time Fallon Parker, and I’ll poke you back, and not with my finger.”

  Fallon’s mouth dropped in complete shock at his blunt statement; she didn’t even realize he was coming in for a kiss until his lips were on hers, moving ever so lightly. She froze under the heat of his lips. She didn’t even have time to push him away or smack him before he was walking away, his laughter the only sound as she leaned against the car trying to catch her breath.

  Damn it!

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  Lucas’ mouth tingled from his kiss with Fallon the whole time he sat with her family and Aiden at Ben and Jerry’s. He didn’t plan the kiss. He honestly wanted to talk to her about the baseball thing. But this whole argumentative Fallon thing drove him insane and he couldn’t help himself, he had to have her. There was something about her pretty little mouth saying such mean things to him that had him almost on his knees begging for her. Lucas licked his lip as he thought of that sweet mouth on his. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could take of them arguing and not getting naked.

  He needed her.

  Bad.

  “I wish Mommy would have come,” Aiden said as he ate around at his strawberry shortcake. Lucas heart stopped at the sound of Aiden’s sadness. He hadn’t seen Aiden sad yet. He had always been happy. Why couldn’t Fallon put aside her issues with him and her father to come? Nora put her hand on his back as Audrey leaned over whispering something in his ear. A warm smile came across his beautiful face and they jumped up, going to the cashier.

  “They are gonna get something for Fallon,” Nora said as Lucas watched them to see what they were doing.

  “Oh, okay,” Lucas said with a grin before going back to his ice cream.

  “You know it’s hard not to like you Lucas,” Nora said. Lucas chuckled.

  “So I’ve been told. My mom says I could charm my way out of anything,” Lucas laughed, causing Nora to smile and William to chuckle. Lucas didn’t know what Fallon’s issues were with her dad, but Lucas thought he was a good guy. He was scary as hell, but still a nice guy.

  Lucas looked over to check on Aiden and saw that Audrey was taking him to the bathroom. It surprised Lucas how protective he was over Aiden already. He always had an eye on him, making sure the kid was okay.

  “Did you know Fallon long, before…you know?” Nora asked bring Lucas’ attention back to them.

  “Yeah, we dated for two years.”

  “Two years?” Nora asked as her mouth fell open.

  “Yeah.”

  “Two years, and we never knew,” William said with a shake of his head.

  “Did you guys break up?” Nora asked. “Or did she just run? Do you know why she ran? It was all just so crazy. Fallon was such a good girl and next thing we know she was pregnant and wouldn’t tell us anything about the father.”

  Lucas nodded and took a moment before answering. “I messed up and she broke up with me. I never saw her again.”

  “You messed up?” Nora asked.

  “I cheated,” Lucas said not looking the two in the eyes. “It was the biggest mistake of my life.”

  Nothing was said for a moment as the three sat collecting their thoughts. Lucas felt their eyes on him, but he refused to look up to see the judgment or hate in their eyes. When he finally did look up, they weren’t judging him, they looked sad.

  “So we probably shouldn’t like you?” William asked. Lucas smiled.

  “I’m not that person anymore,” Lucas said as he looked up into William’s eyes. “If I could, I would take it all back.”

  Nora smiled. “We learn from our past. The only thing I ask is for you not to hurt our baby.”

  Was she talking about Aiden or Fallon?

  “He doesn’t know anything yet. You could still go on as if you never had a kid,” William added.

  Lucas shook his head. “No, I couldn’t. I love him.”

  Lucas’ ears bled the whole way to Fallon’s house because not only did Aiden like that poor excuse for a boy band, but so did Audrey. They sang the whole way to Fallon’s and Lucas swore if he had to endure anymore of that music, he was going to bash his head in with a hockey stick. He pulled into Fallon’s driveway, and got out, letting Aiden out.

  “Wanna come in?”

  Lucas shook his head, “Not tonight bud, I gotta get up early. I have practice in the morning and then me and you are going to spend the day together again. If you want,” he added. He wanted to make sure Aiden still wanted, too. When the little boy nodded his head quickly with a wide grin on his face, Lucas felt like the world had been lifted off his shoulders. It was a great feeling knowing that his son wanted to spend the day with him.

  “Yeah, I do!”

  “Great, so I’ll see you tomorrow,” Lucas said.

  “Ok, thanks for the ice cream. I’ll see you tomorrow,” Aiden gushed.

  “No problem bud, I’ll see you later.”

  “Bye Lucas,” Aiden said as his grin stayed in place. He waved before turning to run off towards the front door. Lucas watched him until he was safely inside.

  “Bye Lucas. Thanks for ice cream,” Audrey said with a grin as she walked down the walkway.

  “Bye Audrey.”

  Lucas got into his car and waited for the front porch light to go out before he back out the driveway and headed home. Once on the main road, he called Levi.

  “Hey bro,” Levi answered. Lucas smiled. He had been so busy lately with Aiden and hockey that he hadn’t got to spend much time with Levi, plus Levi had been really busy with the paperwork concerning Aiden.

  “Hey, do me a favor,” Lucas said as he turned on the road that would take him to the house.

  “Sure,” Levi answered. Lucas heard him moving something around, probably his computer so he could write down something.

  “Find me a date for tomorrow and make me reservations at the Wildhorse for 6:30.”

  “When did you start needing someone to find you dates?”

  Lucas laughed. “I don’t feel like looking for one. I don’t care who it is, just make sure they know that this isn’t really a date. We’re just going as friends.”

  “Okay weirdo, what’s going on?”

  Lucas smiled as he said. “Fallon’s got date with some dweeb there tomorrow. I’m trying to make her jealous.”

  “Say no more. I’ll get it done.”

  “Great.”

  Lucas hung up the phone and smiled. Since Fallon wouldn’t fall for his other advances, he was going to pull out his big guns. Fallon was crazy jealous before, and he hoped she still was because he was running out of ideas on how to get her back.

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  Fallon was in no shape or form attracted to Chase Rodin.

  Not only did he eat like a horse, but who takes someone out on a date in jean shorts?! Yes, it’s getting hotter, but they were on a date! He also didn’t know how to shut up and if Fallon had to hear one more thing about his pet rabbit, Earl, she was going to act as if she was choking on the fried pickles that sat between them, and run.

  Fast.

  “So you work a lot, right?”

  Fallon nodded as she sipped her beer. She really should look into selling here. The only wine brand the restaurant carried was nasty as all hell, so she was stuck drinking beer. Not something she enjoyed but really, she had no choice. There was no way she could stay sober and deal with Chase.

  “I do. It’s hard juggling being a mommy and working full time, but I manage,” she said.

  “So Aiden’s father is not in the picture?”

  Fallon bit her lip. She didn’t know