Red_Roses_and_Black_Dahlias_-_Macy_T

“Where did you even find the cat’s costume?”
“Etsy. It’s crazy the number of weirdly specific shits you can find on
there.” I scoffed and he chuckled.
“Hey, Valentina!” A cute little blond girl stood a couple steps ahead of us,
holding the hand of an older girl— probably her older sister. “Is that your
daddy?” She asked and I felt my breath hitch, eyes turning back to Valentina.
She smiled and shook her head no, “No, he’s not my daddy. He’s my…
he’s my Maddy!” The other girl simply nodded like it was the most logical
explanation in the world before scampering away to a car where her mother
was probably waiting.
Maddox and I shared a smile, or, well, I smiled while he full-on grinned,
straight white teeth on display. His eyes were full of emotions and I rolled
mine at him mockingly even though similar feelings were going through me.
He would be such a girl dad.
Well, I guess he was a girl dad, in a way.
For some reason, I loved the thought of that.
***
MADDOX
Sofia had been called back at the coffee shop for an emergency.
Apparently her co-worker Mary felt sick and had to go home, so she went to
replace her for a few hours.
She grumbled all the way home about how she hated that bitch and,
honestly, I hated her a bit too at that moment. I wanted the three of us to go
out tonight, go to a restaurant, maybe play some mini-golf, or go bowling.
Instead these plans had to be pushed back to Sofia’s next night off.