Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

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I wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand, my muscles aching in that satisfying way after a solid practice session. The locker room smelled like sweat and stale air, but I barely noticed anymore. Football had a way of dulling your senses to the stuff that didn't matter.

What did matter, though, was the message lighting up my phone screen.

Jess: Of course! Asha would love it. It's such a great experience for them! Relief washed over me.

Asha was going on that survival camp trip with her niece and nephew, something that promised to be "an unforgettable adventure in nature," or whatever the hell their marketing had said. No parents allowed-just kids learning how to build fires, navigate trails, and probably complain about bugs for a solid week. Jess had assured me that they'd have trackers and that if anything went wrong, they'd call. I had my doubts about a 3-year-old in nature but they have amazing reviews and it's more like glamping so the parents could have two weeks off.

I trusted Jess. I did.

And that meant I could take Vivien on this damn vacation

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worrying about my daughter every second of the

been a year. A whole damn year of therapy, of learning how to deal with my shit instead of burying it under work, of figuring out how to be a better father and an actual partner instead of a walking storm cloud. Vivien had been patient-so fucking patient-and

distractions,

I hit Vivien's contact and

the second ring.

I said, already feeling lighter just hearing her voice. "Good news-I got

could hear the smile in

week, we're gonna be on a beach

a happy little sound that made my chest warm. "No cell

car. "Just sand, water, and whatever fruity drinks you force me to

she teased. "You need a vacation

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know."

softened. "Did you think about the