“Girls, are you ready to go?”
Amber watched Nia’s man come to stand beside her and wrap an arm around her waist. It looked so natural, and it made her a little envious.
“Yes, daddy.” Nia patted Amber’s arm. “I hope I get to see you soon.”
“Oh, well, I’m not sure where I’ll be.”
Cesar stood at the end of the bed and gripped her foot. “We’ve already made some play dates for you girls.”
Sienna and Nia jumped up and down and clapped.
“Awesome,” Sienna said.
“But—” Amber said.
“We’ll talk about it later, chica,” Cesar said.
“Come on, sweetheart. We’ve got some things to talk about,” Kane said.
Sienna rolled her eyes but then grinned at Amber. “We’ll see you soon, girl. Get better.”
Amber waved as the two couples left. Cesar squeezing her foot got her attention. “Did you like the girls, pequeña?”
“Yes, very much.”
“Good. You’ll spend a lot of time with them and some other women. “
“But what about me moving into my own place?”
“We’ll talk about that more later, but I feel strongly that you’ll like living with me and making a lot of friends that are a lot like you. I want you to see the way I see you, and I think these women can help.”
“How?”
“All you’ve known is mean hateful women, and as much as I tell you how wonderful you are, you’re not going to believe me until you let others into your life and they see the same things I do.”
Tears burned, and she blinked several times to dispel them. She couldn’t imagine feeling good about herself, but she wanted desperately to be with him.
Amber nodded. “Okay, I’ll try.”
“Good girl. Now, get some rest.”