"Bro, she’s taken,” Kevin whispers in my ear while shoving my shoulder. I scowl at him and then notice Liam.
Fuck.
I’m not sure why I’m disappointed. I knew he would be here. Heading over to Amari, I see her drawing on the cement with chalk. “Hey, little one.”
“Hi, Dad.”
I bend down, getting a closer look at what she’s drawing. “What are you drawing?”
“Flowers,” she says, drawing small circles, shaping her drawing into a flower.
“They’re pretty.” I hand her Blakely’s Mother’s Day gift. “Here is your mom’s gift.” She takes it from my hand and gives me a smirk, knowing what we both picked out for her. She walks it over to the table with an extra hop in her step, excited about the gift.
"Hi,” B says.
"Hey, happy Mother’s Day.” I lean in and wrap her in a hug, her warm vanilla scent filling my senses.
“Thank you.”
“Do you guys need help with anything?”
She looks around. “Can you help me bring the food from inside to these outside tables?”
I nod, following her into the house. We each grab a few platters and walk them back outside.
While we’re all sitting around eating, I happen to be seated across from B. Every so often, I catch Liam staring at me, probably to catch me staring at her. I’m assuming his radar is up since the day at his house and the comments I’ve made recently. He’s not used to me being like this, because I’ve kept my distance from his relationship with B. I truly didn’t think they would last this long. Now that it has, I have to do something to get her back. Regardless of if it’s in front of him or not.
Amari comes toward me and whispers in my ear, “Can I give mom her gift now?” Amari has been so excited to give her mom the gift. We went to the jewelry store and picked it out a couple of weeks ago.
“Yes. Go give it to her.” I watch as she grabs it from the side table and skips to her mom.
"Here, Mom. This is from me.”
Her eyes widen. “Thank you.”
“Open it.”
She takes the white tissue paper out of the turquoise bag and pulls out a turquoise box. Her face drops when she realizes what the jewelry brand is. She quickly eyes me before opening the box, her mouth dropping as she sees what’s inside.
“Do you like it?” Amari asks.
“It’s beautiful, honey.” She reaches in and hugs her. Liam leans over, looking at what’s in the box. His face goes hard once he realizes the brand, too.
“Show us what you got,” Brooke says.
B pulls the sterling silver Tiffany & Co. chain necklace with a heart pendant dangling from it.
“Look at the heart.” Amari reaches in and shows her the engraved name.
“Aw, that makes it even more special.” She turns the heart around to show everyone. “It saysAmarion it.”
“That is such a cute gift,” Brooke says with her hand on her chest.
B eyes me again as she puts the necklace on. I give her a slight smile. Liam, on the other hand, doesn’t look so happy with the purchase. His brows are knitted together, and his jaw is clenched. To be honest, Amari picked it out, not knowing how much it cost. She saw it in the store's window and wanted to go in and see it. Once I saw it, I couldn’t say no.
"Well, we better get going, babe,” Liam says.
“Already?” Brooke asks, eyes wide with surprise.
