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My Father's Best Friend

My Father's Best Friend

Author: Ali Parker
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Chapter 1 Yoga, Drinks, and Dirty Pirates

Word Count: 1185    |    Released on: 23/11/2023

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r's smooth voice wafted across the room, and I closed my eyes, losing mys

giggle interru

ext to me. She had her ass pressed as far back as it would go

es my in

ng from across the room. His mouth hung open as he stared

ed at my best friend.

llapse forward. Some days, there was just no trying with Erica. The girl lived to get a ris

and everyone echoed the wor

ept for Eric

ere," she whispered, bu

lked toward us. As his gaze fell lower, though, it hit E

ectory switched, and he

hat." I rolled my pink yoga mat up a

actuall

racted to Dirty Pirate Guy." With most of the

sy top-bun, Erica fell into step next

d the dreads? And 'mean' is you flirting with dudes when you have a perf

never flirted with anyone. Matt

eat-slicked skin, cooling me down immensely. Though the pedestrians darting to and fro all wore sweaters or jackets

s with us and the instructor totally made

laughed. "He sti

le at the memory. The guy was a total goof, and yet, he com

e all done, but there was no getting him to come inside.

I laughed again.

are?" she

tion, making a beeline for the tapas bar on the corner. It went without saying

eed to get a man that meets some of my standards and do

e boyfriend conversation all together as we plop

wo glasses of red were on the bar in no time at all. I slowly took the first sip, relis

unday

very one of Erica's teet

nd all day long. At this point, it was like there was a giant ticking

th. Oxygen didn't help. Nope.

. You'll do

ow could she know whether I would perform well or not? This would be my first job as

t kinder

It's not kindergarten

en nervous, and then remembered I'd chopped my locks off weeks ago. The wispy pixi

-hm

brief moment, I missed kindergarten. The six years teaching it had been a whirlwind. While that kind

he next day? Something I was

school," I

ed," she said, near

at I was going to say before I even opened my mouth. That was both a

skin. Though it was September outside, the tapas bar was incredibly warm. "You alway

kno

e wasn't in my nature. Maybe it had something to do with my standard, happy upbringing, where the greatest mix-up in routine involved taking the family

d a best friend who thrive

what was right aro

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1 Chapter 1 Yoga, Drinks, and Dirty Pirates2 Chapter 2 It's High School, Not Rocket Science3 Chapter 3 The Billionaire4 Chapter 4 She's Not Her Mother5 Chapter 5 Swimming Upstream6 Chapter 6 She's a Spoiled Brat7 Chapter 7 You Need to Get Laid8 Chapter 8 A Cry for Help9 Chapter 9 Business or Family 10 Chapter 10 Dad of the Year11 Chapter 11 That's Her Dad 12 Chapter 12 What Is This Man Doing To Me 13 Chapter 13 She Wants His Time14 Chapter 14 He's Super Hot15 Chapter 15 I Get to See Him Again16 Chapter 16 Tonight Is All About Her17 Chapter 17 Call Me Andrew18 Chapter 18 Pollinate Her Flower19 Chapter 19 It's a Date20 Chapter 20 It's Only Paint21 Chapter 21 The Sound of Her Voice22 Chapter 22 He's Practically Old Enough To Be Your Father23 Chapter 23 Mom Might Be Right24 Chapter 24 Dirty Thoughts25 Chapter 25 All Apologies26 Chapter 26 The First Date27 Chapter 27 Sparks Fly28 Chapter 28 Kiss Me29 Chapter 29 What I've Been Missing30 Chapter 30 Is It Serious 31 Chapter 31 Phone Flirting32 Chapter 32 A Growing Hunger33 Chapter 33 Dinner Has To Go34 Chapter 34 Can't Get Enough35 Chapter 35 Trying Out the Bed36 Chapter 36 Waking Up Together37 Chapter 37 Raven Knows38 Chapter 38 The Rules39 Chapter 39 Interrupted40 Chapter 40 Everything Falls Apart41 Chapter 41 My Father Can't Find Out42 Chapter 42 Freaking Out43 Chapter 43 The Morning Air44 Chapter 44 On a Break45 Chapter 45 The Voice of Reason46 Chapter 46 If It's Meant To Be47 Chapter 47 Three Days In48 Chapter 48 You Can't Run From the Truth49 Chapter 49 Another Man50 Chapter 50 We Have to Tell Him the Truth51 Chapter 51 She'll Never Be My Mother52 Chapter 52 Heart Emojis53 Chapter 53 Telling Her Parents54 Chapter 54 Dad Loses It55 Chapter 55 He Knows Me56 Chapter 56 She's Touching Me57 Chapter 57 In His Arms Again58 Chapter 58 And He Cooks59 Chapter 59 Confronted By Her Father60 Chapter 60 This Is Serious61 Chapter 61 When Is It My Turn 62 Chapter 62 A Proposition63 Chapter 63 Plans for the Future64 Chapter 64 A Step Back65 Chapter 65 Guys Can Be Idiots Sometimes66 Chapter 66 In Trouble Again67 Chapter 67 Jealous 68 Chapter 68 Telling Mom69 Chapter 69 At Least He's Not Divorced70 Chapter 70 You Just Set the Table71 Chapter 71 Stolen Kisses72 Chapter 72 The Girlfriend73 Chapter 73 The Talk74 Chapter 74 Saxton Digs Himself a Hole75 Chapter 75 A Surprise76 Chapter 76 An Important Question77 Chapter 77 Should I Say Yes 78 Chapter 78 A Tropical Getaway79 Chapter 79 Hot Tub in Paradise80 Chapter 80 Bikini Off81 Chapter 81 Take Me Andrew82 Chapter 82 The Worst News Imaginable83 Chapter 83 A Family Tragedy Unfolds84 Chapter 84 Waiting is Agony85 Chapter 85 A Coma86 Chapter 86 This is My Life87 Chapter 87 You Need To Go88 Chapter 88 He's Clean89 Chapter 89 The Nightmare Never Ends90 Chapter 90 On the Outside91 Chapter 91 The Punk Who Hurt My Daughter92 Chapter 92 All My Fault93 Chapter 93 Poor Choices94 Chapter 94 I'm Here95 Chapter 95 Back Together Again96 Chapter 96 Can't Stop97 Chapter 97 Stop Shutting Me Out98 Chapter 98 Is This Goodbye99 Chapter 99 A Miracle100 Chapter 100 What Did She Say