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CHAPTER 1

JENNY

My walk to Stacy's place was a short and quick one but it was scorching hot and I needed a cold drink already. We always had a weekend girls hangout and this time, she was the host.

Sighing in relief, I climbed her front porch and as usual, I pushed the door open without knocking and walked into the large living room but no one was there.

Frowning, I pulled my phone out to call her and immediately I pressed the phone to my ear, I froze.

Her dad had just walked into the living room, shirtless, and holding a glass of wine, and we were both staring at each other in silence.

My phone slipped out of my hand at that moment and Stacy answered the call as it fell.

“Hey Jenny, what's up?” She chirped excitedly, her voice reverberating through the dead silent living room, but I couldn't bring myself to speak. I was shamelessly staring at her shirtless father and I couldn't even think straight.

“Helloooo… Jenny?” She called again and silence…

“You know what? We'll talk when I get back” she said and with that, the call ended.

Then silence ensued again and a voice snapped at me in my head, urging me to say something so I blinked rapidly before picking up my phone and returning it into my pocket.

“Uh, um… Sebastian! I didn't know you were… Shit! I'm so sorry. I'll just… look away now” I stammered as my brain started to shut down from overthinking and I closed my eyes.

It was the first time I was seeing Stacy's dad shirtless and I had no idea how hot he was until now.

Was it how nicely contoured those muscles and biceps were or how his V line trailed down into his low waisted…

Fuck! I shouldn't be having such thoughts about my best friend's dad! I wasn't a pervert and I wasn't going to start being one. Not now, not ever.

I began to panic even more after having those thoughts and in the struggle of trying to look away, I had no idea what direction to face. My brain was frying up even more and worse… Sebastian hadn't said a single word.

Suddenly, I felt hands press against mine and I opened my eyes to see him standing before me. He was still shirtless but his stoic expression gave nothing away.

Was he mad at me or not? Was he amused or not? I had no idea and I wished he could say something already so I wouldn't feel so uneasy.

“It's fine Jenny. I'm your best friend's dad so you don't have to make it awkward alright? Just breathe and take a seat. Stacy went to get some midnight snacks for the both of you so she'll be back soon”

He said while rubbing his thumbs on the back of my hands to calm me down and we maintained eye contact as I inhaled and exhaled to slow my raging heart. Then I chuckled at how ridiculous the whole situation was and he raised a brow.

“Are you making fun of me?” He asked and I shook my head.

“No, Sebastian. I'm not making fun of you. It's just funny how you're older but then you look way hotter than the guys at college. You have a healthy body and it looks good on you”

I said and my face fell when I realized how I must have sounded… like a fucking pervert who was oogling over the body of an older man. Worst of all, the older man was my best friend's dad!

What the hell, Jenny?

“I'm so sorry, Sebastian. I didn't mean to make it sound like that… I was just complimenting you and…” I stopped rambling and gasped when he suddenly squeezed my hands gently, his intense forest green eyes staring into my soul.

“Thanks for the compliment, Jenny. I haven't gotten that in a while and you just made me feel good about myself”

He said while pushing my hair back from my forehead and I could feel my blood freeze beneath my skin as his finger slowly grazed against my skin.

He didn't look away and I couldn't either. It felt like time had stopped and a weird sensation had taken over my body as the air surrounding us suddenly felt charged with tension.

What the hell was going on? Was it all just in my head or was Sebastian staring at me like he was mentally undressing me? And why was he caressing my face so sensually?

I gulped upon having that thought and I shut my eyes to get a grip on myself. This was wrong and I shouldn't be doing it. He was Stacy's dad! Not some rando from a frat party in college that I could hookup with.

I couldn't flirt with him. I absolutely could not…

“What's on your mind, Angel?” He asked and I snapped my eyes open to look at him in shock. I guess I wasn't hallucinating afterall… he literally just called me Angel.

“Angel?” I questioned and he smirked, his eyes falling on my lips.

“Why? You don't like it?” He asked and my mouth fell apart in shock. He was flirting with me! And I was… enjoying it?

“Stacy will be here soon, Sebastian. I think… I think…” I didn't get to finish my words because he began to run his thumb across my lips and my body shivered against my will as I mentally screamed.

“Dad, I'm home! Guess what I got for me and Jenny” Stacy's voice suddenly came from outside and I gasped.

Quickly, I scurried off to the other end of the living room just as she walked in and shut the door behind her and her face brightened up when she saw me.

Sebastian on the other hand, didn't fret. He just picked up his glass of wine from where he placed it and slowly drank from it while his eyes remained on me.

“Jenny, you're here” Stacy grinned and I rushed toward her to take the shopping bags and head to her room.

“Yeah. Come on let's go” I urged her to follow me and she crossed her arm together with mine. I was willing to do anything to create some distance between me and Sebastian so I stayed glued to her.

“Eww, dad. Jenny is here so please put something on and quit embarrassing yourself” she snapped at him and he finally took his eyes off me to look at her.

“Someone told me I look hot for my age though” he replied and she scrunched up her face in disgust while he knowingly smiled.

I, on the other hand, was mentally losing my shit because he was obviously doing that to tease me.

“I'm pretty sure the person was only trying to gas you up, dad, because none of that is true. Now, please get decent and come down to make us your signature pasta, alright?” She pleaded and he glanced toward me.

“Sure… I know Jenny will like the one I'm making this time” he said and my throat went dry as I watched him leave for his room.

With that, I and Stacy left for her room and immediately I dropped the shopping bags on the vanity, my phone vibrated.

So I pulled it out of my pocket to see who messaged me and my eyes almost popped out of my sockets when I read its content.