“Oh, excuse me for not wanting Parker to know I fucked her mom.” “And you think she’ll know that if we sleep under the same roof? Are you so irresistible that I won’t be able to control myself around you, and I’ll give it away?” Erin put a cruel edge into her voice that she hated. “Honestly, Cassie, our past didn’t weigh heavily on my decision to give my daughter what she wants for Christmas. I haven’t exactly spent the last two months thinking about you.” Erin bit the knuckle of the hand not holding the phone and waited to see if she pulled it off.

