“Fuck what? Spending time with Ledger? I thought this would be a good opportunity for that.” She shrugged. “If you can’t or don’t want to do it, I’ll have my parents watch him.”
“Thefuck thatwas ‘bout you goin’ on a damn date. Not ‘bout spendin’ time with my boy.”
“You don’t think I should date? Remember Glen? The guy you punched at the fairgrounds?”
Zeke sucked on his teeth. “That fucker’s still around?”
“He’s not a fucker and yes, Zeke, he’s still around. He’s a good guy. He’s also great with Ledger. And guess what? He’s not a jealous asshole who punches people for no reason.”
“Ain’t a jealous asshole.”
Well, that was laughable. But she went along with it like he was serious. “Good. There’s no reason to be since we’re not together.”
“Could be.”
“That’s true, but you preferred Bunny sucking your dick over me.” She wished she could flush that memory from her head, but every time she was with Zeke it was front and center. Apparently, her head didn’t want her heart to forget.
“Meant now.”
“I’m not interested. I like Glen.” Glen didn’t have an arrest record and he had a stable job. And, so far, she hadn’t seen him lose his temper once.
“Fuck Glen.”
“I don’t need your permission to do so.”
“What the fuck,” he growled.
“News flash: what I do with Glen isn’t your business. But rest assured, whatever I do with him won’t be in the middle of a party.”
She actually hadn’t had sex with him yet since they hadn’t known each other that long. Nothing past making out and some light touching, actually. She wanted to make sure the chemistry was strong before moving forward.
Ledger was a good example of how birth control could fail and she didn’t want that happening again. If it did, shewanted to make sure she actually wanted to be with the father before having a baby with him. Because once that child was born, you were tied to that personforever.
She certainly had no plan to have a bunch of kids with different fathers, anyway. Hell, she didn’t plan on having a bunch of kids at all. With anyone. At this point, one was enough. Especially since Zeke was the father of that one.
“My mother will be happy to watch him. I figured I’d ask you first since you’ve been pushing to let him know you’re his father.”
With one hand on his hip, he dropped his head and shook it. With an irritated sigh, he raised it again. “Gonna do it.”
“Do what?”
“Stay with him while you go out and suck that guy’s dick.” One side of his upper lip pulled up in a sneer.
She rolled her lips under at how specific he was. “We’re going out for dinner. And then…”
“Then?” he growled.
“I don’t know what he has planned after dinner.”
“Every goddamn man knows what the fuck he’s got planned after payin’ for your dinner. He’s gonna want paid back.” His blue eyes landed on her mouth, then dropped to her crotch.
She sighed. “I didn’t say he was paying.”
“Ain’t a fuckin’ man if he’s makin’ you pay.”
“It isn’t 1950, Zeke. Women pay their own way all the time.”
“Not in my goddamn world. If I was takin’ you out, I’d be payin’. Just like I did at the diner.”
