Loving the Doctor

Chapter 8 – Their first kiss

Chapter 8 – Their first kiss

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POV

I watch the King brothers sleep on my love’s sofa. I smile when I see Damon sleeping with his head tilted back mouth open. Axel lays with his head on Damon’s lap. Axel’s feet on Beckett’s lap. Beckett in the same position Damon is.

I walk over to the boys. I stand beside Damon. I lean down and kiss his forehead.

Panic rises in me when he moves, my heart calms when he doesn’t wake up.

I smile when he moves his head little to the side. I walk away from him and out of this apartment. I was happy to know he wasn’t interested in Jessica Harding. Finding out who she wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.

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Jessica Harding

POV

I am not naïve not to know I named my daughter after my ex-boyfriend. Dianna is taken from the letters in Damon’s name and the I from mine. I do not know why I chose the name that was so close to Damon’s and Adam did not care what we named our daughter.

I have thought about changing my surname back to Acosta for years, but I wanted to have the surname as my daughter. Anna was already frowned upon because she is raised by a successful law professor mother. One of the reasons I moved away from New York was the judgmental stares of the stay-at-home moms who have nothing better than to judge me for divorcing my cheating ex, they blamed me for him cheating. Which is bullshit if you ask anyone.

As much as it pains me to share a surname with a living man w***e, I did not want my daughter having to explain why mommy and she does not share a last name. Adam was Oh God those women worshipped the ground he walked on as if he were God’s greatest gift to women. I guess I do not see what they see in him since all I have ever wanted or needed was Damon and that was all I have ever needed or wanted, still want if I am being honest with myself.

Adam would donate money to the school, so they praise the man for all his worth and I am the wife that did not give the man enough attention.

I roll my eyes whenever I think about the politics at Anna’s last school. I remember when one mom asked Adam if he had a paternity test done on our daughter because she looks nothing like him. she looked too much like me. that is when I said enough is enough, I asked Adam if we could switch schools and he said they were joking around I am being too sensitive. Anna might not be in a private school, but I am happy with the choice I made, Adam’s family was not happy with her going to public school, but I wanted my daughter to experience public school the way I did. Though things did turn out different for her because she broke her arm on the first day of school.

I remember when Damon and I dated he made me feel so safe and secure in our relationship, I never had to worry about him cheating on me. the fact that we were each other’s firsts helped, I guess. Girls through themselves at Damon all the time but he never paid any girl any mind. he was all over me all the time. All the King brothers were a hot commodity they were what all the girls at school wanted. Even little Axel.

“Mommy can I have pizza for dinner?” Anna asks bringing me out of my thoughts.

I nod nevermindedly. I honestly could not be bothered to cook; I was exhausted after the day I had. Seeing Damon again has brought back so many emotions I have not felt in years. I felt out of my depth. I had no control of my emotions around Damon.

“Of course, baby think about what flavor you want baby and I’ll order it right away.” I give her a faint smile.

She nods… she is quiet for a while before she tells me she wants a meat lovers pizza. I order it and we sit on the sofa waiting for our supper. I am too drained to even force her to wash up before supper.

“Mommy when will daddy come and visit me?” Anna asks me

I pull my daughter into my arms. She has not seen her father in two months, and it is the first time she is asked for him.

I sigh and look at my little girl. I remember holding her in my arms for the first time. I was alone when I held her. she is grown so much since then.

“I do not know baby he might be busy with work baby. Your dad might call me a little later and I will tell him to call you tomorrow, okay?” I promise her, I brush my fingers through her hair.

“I miss daddy…” she says softly

“I know baby I know.” I tighten my arms around her.

I knew for a fact I would be receiving a phone call from Adam later; the insurance company would phone him about the broken arm. He would be pissed off of course. and he will be even more upset that I did not tell him.

“Are you still angry with daddy?” she asks

I shake my head. I was being honest. I was not angry with Adam, to be angry I would actually have feelings for him which I don’t. I have never had feelings for Adam, and I never will. I could not care less who he slips his d**k into next. I know I never looked the same after Anna, my body just never went back to what it was before. I was frumpy and my mom bode was definitely unflattering

I could lie and say I once upon a time did love Adam and wished we had worked out, but the truth was that I never loved Adam, I never cared if our marriage worked out or not. If my mother did not force the marriage I would have returned to Chicago with Anna. I would just have to pray at Damon accepted my baby girl.

I still loved Damon, my heart belonged to Damon and no matter how many times I tried to deny it I will always be his. My heart, body and soul will always belong to Damon.

“I’m not angry with daddy, I was never angry with Daddy baby, okay?” I give her a reassuring smile.

She nods she smiles. “I am glad you are not angry with daddy. My friend Hannah says he daddy and mommy do not like each other, and her mommy is angry with her daddy because of the divorce.” She says getting up from the sofa and moving on with her day.

Well okay then. I compose myself before getting up from the sofa. I straighten out the living room while I wait for the pizza to arrive. There was not a big mess.

Later that night after Anna goes to bed I venture into the backyard. I sit on the swing my father built for me. memories of my childhood run through my mind.

Flashback….

“Jess come on I’ll push you on the swing…” Damon says with a bright smile.

I watch Joshua Fraser scowl. They were playing soccer, but I asked Damon to play with me instead. He was not happy with the fact that Damon would rather spend time with me and not him.

I did not him taking Damon’s attention away from me and he would not let me play soccer with them.

I smile brightly and pull my tongue our at Josh. He has always been jealous of my friendship with Damon.

He hated me because I was a girl and he said girls have cooties. And my daddy said that is not true.

I pull Damon's hand and lead him into my yard. Damon helps me sit on the swing in my backyard

He pushes me on the swing.

"Higher." I shout

I hold the chain tighter when he pushes me higher.

I laugh in excitement when he pushes me higher.

Damon will be my husband one day and we will have lots of babies. Damon says he wants ten babies.

My hand slips and I scream out.

My scream must have scared Damon because he suddenly stops the swings. I fall forward from the momentum and fall face first in the dirt.

"Jess!" Damon shouts out

Tears fall from my eyes. I could feel my lip burning.

Damon helps me sit he wipes the dirt off my face.

"I'm sorry. Let me wipe the blood off your lip" he says softly. Using his tee shirt.

He goes to give me a kiss on the cheek as he always does when I am hurt.

"Jessica!" my mom shouts my name out.

I turn my head to my mother. Damon's lips touch mine. My eyes open wide in surprise.

"Oh my" my mom says in shock.

I pull away from Damon's lips and look at my mother wide eyed.

"I-I I'm sorry Mrs. Acosta I didn't mean to disrespect Jess." Damon apologizes to my mother.

I look at Damon in surprise. He did not take advantage of me. It was an accident.

"I know it was an accident, Damon. Do not worry about it. One of these days you will have to let Jess take the blame for the things you to get up to. Yes, I am hinting at the flowerpot you broke this morning Jessica and you let Damon take the blame for." my mother narrows her eyes on me.

I cover my face with my hands. My mom was so embarrassing.

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My phone brings me back to the present...

The ringtone. The Jaws theme song. I roll my eyes. Adam...

I sigh and pick my phone up from my lap.

"Good evening, Mr. Holding" I answer the call sarcastically

"Cut the bull won't you Jessica. Explain why I need to hear from the insurance company that my daughter broke her arm? We had an agreement I would be in the loop of anything that is happening while she is out there with you." he snaps

I sigh. He was right. "I was going to call you. I just needed a minute to myself. By the way, our daughter said she misses you and she wants you to call her." I change the subject.

"Well, my daughter wouldn't have to miss me if her mother hadn't moved her away from me now, would she?" he replies sarcastically

I take a deep breath. He was taunting me, and I was not going to give him the satisfaction of letting him get to me. "Adam I really don't want to do this with you today. I am exhausted, I have had a really long day and the last thing I want to do is get into it with you. I am not doing this with you. Not today." I tell him.

He sighs deeply "I am sorry I'm just worried about our daughter. She is so far away from me." he apologizes.

I pull a face. Adam being reasonable that is a first. I guess there is a first time for everything.

"Look I understand... I just-" I get cut off by a female voice speaking on Adam's side of the call.

"Baby when are you coming back to bed? Emily is waiting for us..." a woman whines.

I roll my eyes. Of course, he called after getting off. Why am I not surprised he is having a threesome? "Bye Adam. Enjoy the rest of your day..." I say before hanging up.

I shoot him a text with the details the nurse gave me about Anna's arm. And how long the cast will be on for.

I sit for a while before I get up and walk into the house. Thinking back on my first kiss I could not help but smile. That was the first time Damon kissed me on the lips and I was horrified that my lip was bleeding, and it was an accident. The kiss he gave me two years later made up for the sloppy first kiss...

I walk up the stairs to my bedroom and it did not take me long to fall asleep.