Chapter 131

Mandy

"Don't scare the teacher."

He chuckles darkly in his throat. "I'm not going to scare the teacher."

"Dalton," I plead. "There's enough reasons for this teacher to think horribly of us. I don't want to give her any more."

"Screw her, she doesn't know what we've been through."

I blow a breath through my nose, and it comes out as a modified snort. "I'm pretty sure she probably does know what we've been through and she's more than likely saying screw us. Especially since she's had to deal with our son."

"He's perfect." Dalton flashes me a grin, a toothpick lazily going from side to side in his mouth.

This time I do snort. "Yeah, okay."

"Just like you." He puts his arm around my neck, pulling me into him, before he takes the toothpick out of his mouth and nuzzles me on the forehead.

This right here melts my heart. The stuff I missed when I was too damaged to realize there was good in our relationship and lives. I'm still pissed at myself for not seeing it, but now I