All Chapters of Sold to my baby daddy and his friends : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Otis’s hair blows in the wind like silk as he runs around the yard, all thirty square feet of it. For now, he’s still at the age where he’s grateful for everything.But that won’t last forever.I was gonna call Conrad last night, but I don’t want to make out like I’m desperate. Even though I am.It’s the definition of desperation.To pay nanny fees, I’m gonna have to forfeit a few nonessentials on the grocery list until further notice, including butter.After finishing the toast, I drink a gallon of water to cure my dry mouth, and take out the card again.Barbed fucking wire.Not like I should be surprised. The neighbors are nuts and hate kids with a passion. To them, Otis is a dog they don’t want anywhere near their property.“What’s that, Mommy?” Otis leans over my shoulder and tries to read the card.“Nothing, baby. Just work stuff.”I slip it back into my pocket before his next question is about the silhouette of a busty woman displayed on the card.Of course, I have Otis, but a t

CARTERThat was quite the show.I almost want to applaud Carmen for her spectacular Broadway performance.Vex elbows me in the side like I’m suddenly the enemy. “What the fuck?” he hisses in my ear. “How much have you had to drink? Put the blackboard down.”Vex can’t tell me what to do. He’s not in the police force anymore, even though he still acts like it from time to time.“I know her,” I murmur under my breath.“Keep your voice down.” I return my gaze to the auctioneer and give him my best smile. I dread to think what I look like right now. It probably looks like I’m constipated.The auctioneer reads the number aloud and I confirm.What else was I supposed to do? Let Conrad O’Neill, the devil in disguise, have his way forever with the girl I got to know first?She shouldn’t be here.Why the fuck is she here?“Are you gonna tell us how you know her?” Vex asks.I go back to staring at her on stage and hoping this isn’t karma.The night I spent with her is symbolic. I don’t expect the