" What, hell no, Erin," she complained, turning her to herself. "I don't care how much you love her; I'm not about to just stand idly by and let you c...eat. I don't care if we go on a hot date, I'm not letting you put our relationship at risk." Sherri, she is just asking for oral sex. I'm not about to walk down the aisle with her, and if I can make her feel good this way, I think I owe it to her. She helped me come out to my dad, and now he supports us being together, even under his roof. So,. What a stinking shame that I have all the curves of a straight stick. The events of the afternoon and the cheering of her colleagues had simply not registered.Then she heard the door buzzer. People in the apartment complex were always locking themselves out. Over the months they had learned who was usually at home, and that meant Kimberly. Rising from the sofa, without bothering to find out who was there, she pressed the door-release button and then returned to her sofa to continue her. He was a deadbeat father too, until a few months ago.”“Just your basic asshole then,” Danny nodded. “Sorry. I know we were never buddies, but you deserve better.”“Wow! Are you for real? No schadenfreude?”Danny shrugged. “It’s not like I can point fingers. Helen and I screwed the pooch, too.”“Yeah, but you are a father, not just a sperm donor,” Helen cut in. “Hey, have you any plans? Charlotte and I are making pasta. You wanna join us?”“If Charlotte is okay with it, sure. It’s Lynn’s turn to. Just as her foot reached the last step of Lucas’s apartment complex, with the exit door in sight, a younger guy walked through the front door. His 5 o’clock shadow gave him a sexy rugged look but the red bags under his eyes and crumpled clothing made one reconsider. He nodded and Katie gave a quick smile. She thought she might have seen him somewhere, but at the moment she probably would think that about just anyone. With her luck, that was a pastor that knew her mom and seen pictures of Katie.