Taming the Beast novel Chapter 11

“What do you mean?” he asked. My eyes flickered over to his truly curious face before I sighed.

“I’m only 18, why would I have a toddler? Preston is my brother’s son. Well, I’m practically his mom, but he’s not my biological son, but he is my nephew… and that was my brother you saw with us,” I explained. His eyebrows scrunched in confusion.

“Where is Preston’s mom in all of this?” Keegan asked. I looked down at the crumbled napkins in my hands and sighed.

“She left my brother, Danny, to deal with Preston on his own,” I answered softly. Keegan touched my arm gently. Fire shot up my arm, but when I looked at his face, it held nothing but sympathy.

“I’m sorry,” he said genuinely.  I shook my head as a soft smile played at the corner of my lips.

“Don’t be. I love that kid,” I said. I bumped his shoulder lightly with my fist before I started dabbing him again. “I’m sorry about spitting all over you. I can’t imagine how attractive that looked on your end,” I joked. His hand was still on my arm.

Trust me, I noticed.

“I don’t think anything could make you unattractive,” he muttered quickly. My eyes shot up to his as he blushed lightly. He averted his gaze and shrugged a little. My ears were hearing things. That was the only excuse I could come up with.