Free Blaze's Second Chance (The Sinclair Men) by Sam Crescent Page A

to know more about the woman in his lap. Her body felt so good cushioned against him. His dick was hard and throbbing. He wouldn’t use it or try to turn the situation to his advantage. Being near her was pleasurable enough.
    “My dad died in a drunk-driving accident. Ironic as it was the first time my dad had been sober in years. He loved to drink. My mum died of cancer a few years later, not long after I graduated from high school.”
    “You never thought to get in touch with your brother?”
    “He left years ago. I never knew where he went, and I never had the money to look. I figured he’d have come back for me or at least left me some information to get in touch. I guess he never wanted to be found.”
    Her tears had subsided, and she stared up at him.
    Fucking hell, I love this woman.
    The thought came to him. Instead of scaring him the thought calmed him, as if he’d known all along how he felt, and now he could admit it.
    Scary considering how little he really knew of her and the situation between them.
    “I’m sorry about what you saw down there,” he said. He’d do anything to keep her in his arms a few more seconds.
    “Don’t worry about it. You couldn’t control it.” She ran a hand through her hair, and he got the scent of strawberries.
    “Can I ask you another question?” Blaze had been worried about this all morning. Every time he looked at his son, he wondered if he’d be a problem for Cassie. Blaze didn’t know what he’d do if Cassie couldn’t get past his connection with Francesca.
    “I’m all ears. I owe you after crying all over you.”
    He didn’t tell her how he’d gladly have her any way she’d come.
    “The reason you didn’t spend the day with me. It didn’t have anything to do with my son, did it?”
    Her saw the shock in her eyes as she pulled away from him.
    “No. I’d made plans with Erica. This was before our agreement to give us another shot.”
    Phew . His heart slowed.
    “That’s good,” he whispered.
    “Did you really think Blaze Junior would be a problem? How petty do you think I am?”
    Blaze shook his head. “I don’t think you’re petty. I know I hurt you back then and thought he’d be a reminder of what happened.”
    “He may be part of Francesca, but he’s also part of you.” She touched her hand to his chest.
    “Daddy, why do you have that lady in your lap?” Blaze and Cassie broke apart when his son spoke.
    “Hi, son. Did you have a nice nap?” Blaze took her hand and led her over to his son. He wanted them to get to know each another.
    “Hello,” she said.
    “I’m Blaze, and I’ll be three this year,” his son said and stuck his hand out.
    He blew out a breath as they seemed to hit it off.
     
     

Chapter Ten
     
    Dinner was a tense affair. Cassie did a quick check and was thankful no one sported any bruises, broken bones, or blooded lips. She saw David constantly stared across at Molly, who was staring at everyone and everything but her husband.
    Blaze Junior sat opposite her, and he kept pulling funny faces making her giggle. Cassie loved how he was oblivious to the tension in the room.
    “How was shopping?” Chris asked.
    Cassie stared at her friend and tried to see the type of man Erica had described at lunch. Chris was a different man from what Erica described. Whenever he was in her company, he spent most of the time trying to find the perfect couple.
    “Good,” she replied and took a bite of the beef.
    “How’s Erica?” he asked.
    She looked at him and thought about everything little detail her friend had said. If this man knew about the pain he’d caused her, not the physical but the emotional, it would break him. He didn’t know he’d fathered a child or how she’d lost it.
    “She’s good.”
    Cassie stared down at her plate to show there would be no more talk. The rest of the evening went by uneventfully. She ended up playing on a game with Blaze Junior in the play room set up at the back of the