Claimed By My Best Friend’s Daddy
She moved through the water in a way that drew my focus before I could stop it, her motion smooth, the surface breaking around her as she pushed forward, her body aligning with the movement in a way that made something settle uncomfortably in my chest.
I looked back to the screen of my laptop, forcing my attention down, but it was already too late, because that image had settled.
“Hey, that’s not fair,” Mirabel protested as she reached the other end.
“You said no cheating,” Alicia replied.
“I didn’t say no head start.”
“That’s the same thing.”
“It’s not.”
I forced my focus back to the screen, ignoring their bickering.
“You’re not even watching,” Mirabel said suddenly.
“I’m working,” I replie