Trying to Score (20 page)

“I’m sorry sweetheart, I must have heard you wrong. Did you say you got some sun?” Molly asked. He could tell her breathing had picked up and that she was getting out of her bed.

“Oh, I’m not coming for you or to meet the boy, I’m coming to beat the living crap out of the woman that had him and didn’t think to tell anyone! Who is it?”

Lucas was actually scared to tell her. She was going to be furious when he said Fallon’s name but he had no choice. He couldn’t lie to her. Lucas let out the breath he was holding and said, “Fallon.”

It was as if Molly took in the breath he let out, before saying, “No, I don’t believe it. Fallon would never keep a child from someone.”

“I wouldn’t think so either, but I saw him. He’s mine.”

“Oh, my goodness, what did you do to that poor girl?”

Fucked her up good
, Lucas thought as buried his face in his large hand. “Messed her up to the point of keeping my child from me.”

“Aiden James Brooks,” Lucas said proudly. “He said it just like that to me.” Lucas started to grin, ignoring the cry that came through the phone when he said James. He knew that would make Molly cry, more than just knowing about Aiden.

“Even with wanting to slap the girl silly, I still could kiss her. She has a good heart, she just didn’t know what to do, I guess.”

Figures she would care about Fallon. Molly loved Fallon like the daughter she never had. That was one of the main reason he loved Fallon so much. His mother did.

“She’s being her regular bitchy self. It’s all just a defense mechanism though, she’ll be okay. She knows I won’t do anything to hurt Aiden.”

Lucas looked up at where a picture of him and his dad hung. As his mother went on about how it must be hard on Fallon, all he could do was wonder if his dad was disappointed in him, because Lucas suddenly felt like he had failed at everything in his life.

Not keeping his father alive, his addictions, not being able to read, and then losing Fallon. The only thing he was actually good at was hockey.

Lucas then decided that there was no way in hell he was going to fail at being a father. Just thinking of Aiden made Lucas smile and he knew in his heart that he was going to be the best damn dad in the world.

No matter what Fallon wanted.

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Fallon still wasn’t breathing right as she climbed the steps to the upstairs. With the way she was acting, the feathery light touch of Lucas’ lips on her nose might as well been a full on mouth kiss, with tongue. Her heart still hammered against her chest, sweat dripped down her back, and Fallon swore she was dizzy.

The man straight blew her mind.

Which was bad, very bad.

Fallon shook her head as she walked down the hall to the bathroom, but before she could reach it she heard Aiden say, “Lucas is cool.”

That made Aiden giggle and Fallon tried to smile past the tears, but she didn’t succeed. Aiden wanted a father so bad, and it killed Fallon that she had done this to both of them. She was basically the worst person imaginable.

“No, he’s too cool for that. I feel good around him. Like some people, I feel weird around, like the janitor at school! He’s creepy!” Aiden gushed as Fallon wiped away her tears before smiling. She needed to look into this creepy janitor. Something wasn’t right if her little boy didn’t feel right around him. “But Lucas, I think he’s good. He’s big too! I bet you he could kill a billion hippogriffs!”

“I don’t know bud. I think they are just friends,” Audrey insisted.

“Can you ask please? Momma listens to you.”

Fallon couldn’t take any more. She turned quickly, going back down the stairs as a sob ripped through her. Aiden was gonna hate her. How was she supposed to explain the reasoning for why she kept father and son from each other?

Aiden, your father cheated on me, and well I was too scared to tell him. Sorry honey, but hey! He says he ain’t going anywhere now!

No, that wouldn’t work. What the hell was she gonna say?

Fallon fell into the closest chair beside her in a huff, hating the position she had put herself in. If she had just been braver then, not scared of what Lucas would say or do, then she wouldn’t be having these issues. She wouldn’t be scared shitless that her child’s father might steal her child from her or that her son might hate her when she told him.

Fallon glanced down at the stack of paperwork Lucas had brought over. She knew that once she filled those papers out everything would be real. Lucas would have rights, and he would use them. Even though she told him that she didn’t believe him, she knew in her heart that he was telling the truth. She knew that Lucas was fiercely protective like his mother; he would do anything for someone he loved. When he said that he already loved Aiden, she believed him. Just like Lucas, Aiden had the most addicting personality. He was so sweet, and silly, he was the most popular kid in class because everyone just loved him. He was personable, just like his daddy. The only thing that was bothering Fallon was the ‘what if’? What if he found someone that he wanted to have a family with and left Aiden behind. She believed that he wanted Aiden now, but what about in the future?

Fallon got up from the table, getting a pen out of her junk drawer before sitting down. She opened the first page and read over how the forms were for establishing paternity. She had filled out the first couple of pages before Audrey came into the kitchen.

“Well since y’all are both alive, I’m guessing it didn’t go that bad.”

Fallon shrugged her shoulders. “He was very understanding, which makes me think he’s up to something. The guy I knew would have lost his damn mind and probably try to tear me apart.”

Fallon laughed, “Now I know that’s not true. If it was, you wouldn’t be giving Levi Moss googly eyes. That guy is dirty, stay away.”

Fallon looked back at the papers and saw that she needed her tax information. She got up, going to the filing cabinet in the back room before going back to the table to finish the paperwork.

“Basically a bunch of paperwork giving Lucas rights to Aiden. Then we gotta do some blood work, and then I guess I’ll get child support, even though I don’t want it.”

“Don’t be proud Fallon, it isn’t cute,” Audrey said with a grin. Fallon stuck her tongue out at her as she went on. “Is there back child support?”

Fallon made a face. “Lord, I don’t know. I guess I need to get my lawyer involved which sucks ‘cause it’s Uncle Phillip. Oh, Audrey, how am I gonna tell Mom and Dad?”

“I don’t know, that’s gonna suck butt. Eeek!!” Audrey exclaimed. “It don’t matter what they say though. The main thing you need to worry about is Aiden.”

“I know, how am I gonna tell him?” Fallon asked as tears welled up in her eyes.

“I don’t know. This is all so surreal,” Audrey said, not looking up at Fallon. “Aiden already likes him. He wants you to marry him.”

Fallon looked down, embarrassed. “Fine, what if we tell him and then Lucas runs in a month. I can’t pick up my baby’s broken heart, ‘cause we both know he’ll fall for Lucas. It scares me so bad.”

“You gotta have faith in this guy. If he didn’t want to be a father then he would’ve ran at the beginning, not come around with paperwork or want to spend time with Aiden.”

“Yeah, but he did it to me.”

“Fallon,” she said, and when Fallon wouldn’t look up, she said, “Sissy, you gotta let that go. Y’all were just dating — this is his son.”

“I thought he loved me.”

“People make mistakes. I’m not saying forgive him, but at least let him know his kid. It’s gonna be okay Fallon, really and if he does decide to be an idiot, we’ll kill him.”

Fallon looked up and they both started giggling, knowing that neither one of them was capable of killing anyone. “It’s gonna be okay.”

Fallon nodded before she said, “I hope you’re right.”

“Honey, I don’t know. It’s not even seven yet,” Fallon said, glancing at the clock. She had three minutes until he would be there and she was dreading it. She had stayed up all night, tossing and turning with worry about seeing Lucas again. He drove her crazy with his sly smiles, his cocky swagger and now that he was going to get to start knowing Aiden, she was scared out of her mind that Aiden was gonna love Lucas more than her.

Aiden let out a frustrated breath before running towards the window, where he promptly sat. Fallon rolled her eyes, plating the little Mickey Mouse and heart pancakes she had made. Aiden was very particular on the shape of his pancakes, and never could pick between Mickey Mouse and hearts. So Fallon always made both — it was their Saturday thing.

When Fallon’s windows started to shake, she knew Lucas was there before Aiden started yelling that he was. That was one thing that must have not changed; Lucas loved his music loud and his bass down low. Fallon smiled to herself as she started to sing the lyrics to the popular club song while Aiden threw the door open, running out on the porch to greet to Lucas. When Aiden let out a loud, ‘Hey Lucas,’ Fallon turned to see Lucas walking up the stairs with a grin on his face and eyes only for Aiden.

Lucas looked devilishly sexy in his fitted blue jeans and black team tee. His hair was wet under his black ball cap, and Lord help Fallon, he hadn’t shaved. Fallon’s eyes slowly shut as she could distinctly remember the feel of his stubble on her. She used to crave the rough sandpaper feel along her neck and breasts. When he went between her thighs though, it was magic — pure freaking magic.

“Um, are we interrupting something?”

Fallon’s eyes flew open at the sound of Lucas’ voice. Her face flushed at being caught in a private moment before Aiden started to giggle.

“She’s always a zombie this early in the morning,” Aiden said as he sat down at the kitchen table. Lucas scoffed and when he eyes met his, she knew that he was on to her. She looked away quickly before pinning Aiden with a look.

When she looked up at him, Lucas gave her a small smirk before he looked down her sweat clad body. Fallon knew he was coming over, she should have worn something tighter, sexier – whoa! Why would she do that? It doesn’t matter what he thinks!

Fallon snatched the plate off the stove, hating herself for caring about what Lucas thought about her before going to the table to serve them. “Mickey or hearts?” Fallon asked Aiden.