The Daddy Next Door

I turned the corner to the trash bins and there he was. Hayes. In the yard right next door — because of course we’re fucking neighbors. Shirt off again, muscles flexing as he lifted this cute little girl super high, spinning her while she squealed and kicked her legs.

“Wheeee! Faster, Daddy! Like an airplane!” she yelled, laughing so hard it made her whole body shake. She had messy dark hair like