A bright smile went across Fallon’s face before she pulled Aiden by his shirt to her, hugging him tightly against her. “I love you too, Punkin’.”

When Fallon opened her eyes, she saw that Lucas had a large smile on his face as he watched them. Fallon gave him a thankful smile before nuzzling her face into Aiden’s neck. It was so nice having a partner when it came to Aiden. She didn’t realize how much she needed Lucas until he was there giving her all the support in the world.

When she parted from Aiden, she gave him a big kiss on the cheek before pulling him into her lap and saying, “AA made some fantastic cupcakes, why don’t we all sit and eat some?”

“Daddy too?”

“Of course,” she said with a small smile for Lucas.

“Like a family! We’re a big family, huh AA?” Aiden gushed.

Audrey came over to Aiden, handing him a cupcake before nodding. “We sure are bud, we sure are.”

Fallon felt Lucas’ hand creep up her back and she glanced up at him, a small smile still on her face. He gave her a smile of his own before he kissed her temple. He then looked over at Audrey and said, “Hey, where’s my cupcake?”

Lucas walked towards his truck with his hand resting on Fallon’s lower back. After tucking in their little guy, Fallon informed him, she needed to go to bed too. Lucas tried to get an invitation into her bed but that didn’t work, so he was settling for a walk to his truck. The sky was clear with a small breeze, and Lucas still couldn’t believe how the day had played out. He started off with only having an amazing kid.

Now he had an amazing girlfriend and kid.

Fallon wrapped her arms around him, leaning against his chest as she let out a long breath. When she looked up at him, he saw the tears in her eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

Fallon swallowed loudly. “I’m worried about Audrey.”

“What about?”

Fallon shook her head, “She’s datin’ this guy that isn’t right to her. He calls her fat and he hurts her during sex.”

Lucas was surprised by the anger that took over his body. “Who is he?”

“I don’t know, she won’t tell me.”

“Okay, well she needs to.”

Fallon nodded. “I know.”

Nothing was said as the two of them held each other, both worried about Audrey. Lucas didn’t know why she wouldn’t tell Fallon, but she might tell him. He planned on asking her the next time they were alone. Audrey was like a sister to him, and he would murder the guy when he found out who it was. Not only for Fallon’s piece of mind, but because Audrey deserved a good man. She was a saint, the sweetest person he had the pleasure of knowing. “I’ll figure it out, baby girl. Don’t worry.”

Fallon smiled up at him before getting on her tippy toes, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him lightly on his lips. Lucas’ eyes fell shut as his arms came around her waist, pulling her closer. They kissed long and hot — like two 16-year-olds who couldn’t get enough of each other — against his truck. His hands roamed her body as hers messaged the back of his neck. She pulled back first but he caught her bottom lip between his teeth, bringing her back for more. Fallon ran her hands down his cheeks, along his jaw, moving her fingers back and forth along the coarse hair of his face. She pulled back again and kissed his lips softly before moving out of his arms.

“I’ll be out here all night if we keep on.”

He smiled before pulling her back to him, cupping her fine bottom. “What’s wrong with that?”

“I’m tired, and I gotta go to work tomorrow.”

“Skip.”

She laughed. “No way, I got a lot to do with the campaign and all.”

He bit at her chin. “Can you leave early?”

She raised an eyebrow. “How early?”

“Early enough to go shopping with me. I need some stuff for the house and you are the best person to shop with.”

She smiled as he rocked them both back and forth. “I don’t know.”

“Please,” he pleaded, kissing up her jaw. “Please?”

Fallon let out a long breath before moving away from him and flashing him a pretty smile. “I’ll be done at 11.”

A cocky grin came over his face as he watched her sashay up the walkway and into the house, sending him one last grin before shutting the door. He waited for the front light to shut off before getting into the truck and starting it up. As he pulled out the driveway, he looked at the condo one last time. When he saw Fallon standing in the window, waving, he smiled as he waved back.

Man, he loved her.

Chapter 31

Oh, Green Hills, how I’ve missed you so.

Fallon stood in the middle of Green Hills Mall in complete awe. It had been a very long time since she had been there. The only time she came was when Audrey would drag her there, but it would always break her heart that she didn’t have the kind of money that Green Hills required. It honestly killed her that she wasn’t able to shop there anymore. She had grown up shopping in Green Hills, but coming home broke and pregnant changed all that. Fallon learned quickly that the mall wasn’t her friend any longer, but now it could be. Fallon wasn’t sure if the excitement that filled her was from being inside the beautiful mall or from being beside Lucas.

Either way, Fallon was in a rich girl’s paradise and she was with the man of her dreams. Thoughts of Lucas had kept her tossing and turning all night. She should have let him stay the night, but she didn’t want to rush it. She wanted to enjoy the dating part of them. That’s was why she agreed to go today. Fallon had crazy amounts of work to do, but playing hooky with Lucas seemed like a better idea. Every girl could use a day of retail therapy, and doing it with a fine specimen of man was just a bonus. As Fallon walked beside Lucas, she couldn’t help the grin that sat on her face. Fallon had budgeted a little bit of money to spend and she was ready to shop. She knew that her bank account was busting at the seams but she couldn’t spend that money. It was for other things, and she refused to let herself touch it.