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At first, my neighbor Deacon frustrated me.
Sure, he was great-looking and friendly.
But our walls were thin, and on occasion, heโd bring women to his place and keep me awake while he โentertainedโ them.
As a single mother to an infant, I didnโt appreciate it.
So, finally it was my turn.
When my daughter wouldnโt stop wailing one night, Mr. Manwhore came knocking on my door.
Miraculously, at the sound of his voice, Sunny stopped crying. And when he held herโฆshe eventually fell asleep in his arms.
Deacon was rough on the exterior, but apparently on the inside? Mr. Single-and-Ready-to-Mingle was a baby whisperer.
After that night, we became friends.
Heโd go for coffee runs. Come over to chat. Normal friend stuff.
But over time, our conversations ran deeper. We got closer.
Until one night we crossed the line.
Our friendship turned into a complicated mess.
Iโd gone and fallen for a guy whoโd sworn off commitment and kids.
I knew Deacon was starting to care for me too, even though Sunny and I didnโt fit into any plan heโd ever imagined for himself.
He was wrong for meโso wrong that Iโd dubbed him the โanti-boyfriend.โ
Then why did I wish more
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
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