“Derek.” Warm lips press against my temple. “You have to be exhausted.”
“I’ll be okay.” I drain the last dregs of my now lukewarm coffee. “Nothing a little coffee and you can’t fix.”
“And maybe some sugar.”
“Oh yeah?” I look up into Sutton’s warm, blue eyes.
“Yeah. Maybe we can take Troy out for donuts when he wakes up.”
I smile up at her. “You know, we can’t keep spoiling him. He’s going to have to eat a vegetable soon.”
She shrugs. “He can at least get donuts this morning.”
“You’re so easy.” I tickle her side.
“Stop it. I am not!”
“Are too. If I asked for donuts, would you give them to me?” I ask.
“Yes. You know I can’t say no to you. To either of you.”
“Are you saying I’m your weakness?”
That earns me a laugh. “You Hollins men are too charming for your own good.”
“Mmm.” I drag my nose up the long, graceful column of her neck. “I think I might try to use this to my advantage later—that is, if you are going to be here.”
“Spending the day with you? Yeah, I’ll say yes to that.”
Sutton’s skin is warm. I want to wrap myself up in her, but I know that won’t happen until at least tonight.
“I might have to meet with John today.”
“Is that your lawyer?”
I nod. “Yeah.”
“Have you heard from him?” Sutton cups my cheek.
“Not since I called him yesterday.” The minute I got home last night, I made a call. There’s no way I am going to let this drag out. Not that I have a lot of say in the matter, since I’mat the mercy of the courts, but I wanted to make sure my lawyer was looped in.
“It’s going to be okay.”
“Will it?” I ask. “What if it’s not?”
Sutton presses a warm kiss to my lips. “Don’t think like that.”
“My head has been spinning all night. What if they find some loophole for Missy to get custody? I can’t live knowing if Troy is going to be left in a car somewhere.”
“She was so cavalier yesterday. Like it wasn’t a big deal at all. I think that’s going to help your case.”
I blow out a breath. “I can’t lose him, Sutton. I can’t.”
It’s my biggest fear. Troy is the best thing that ever happened to me. From the minute he came screaming into this world, everything changed. I gave up my career for him. Moved away from the toxic city of Vegas.
Without my parents, I don’t think I would have made it through that first year. But we did. Troy and I are thriving now.
We have Sutton. And Lydia.
