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Episode 2

"Do you think uncle Jonna can come stay with us this time around?" Ivy asked.

"If he's okay with it, then, yes sweetheart." I answered, knowing damn well Jonna would never agree to that. Or at least I hoped he wouldn't, because lord knows Jonna is unpredictable.

" You can ask him when he gets here." I suggested, it was such a joy to see your kids get let down by someone they really liked, so that you could comfort them and make them see how much of a hero the parent actually is.

Ivy nodded in acceptance to this and ducked her head back down to continue to draw on her i-pad.

Jonna was my handler, we were close as far as people with similar lifestyles went. I would say he was my only friend. If you could even call us that. We had each other's backs when it came to work and maybe in private too. But in reality, we rarely spoke to one another. Definitely not the best of friends, but for some reason he really liked Ivy. Which was weird in itself because the guy rarely smiled or spoke unless it was necessary. He had taken an instant liking to my daughter and vice versa. Ivy adored him. Matter of fact, I actually sometimes thought she liked him a little too much, like more than me. And I wasn't really sure how to feel about that.

Something broke, snapping me out of my thoughts. A voice cursed loudly a few seats from where we sat. A commotion was ensured between the waitress, a cute blonde with lots of tattoos and an older woman who looked like she owned the entire diner and everyone in it. The diner was small and crowded, which in itself was a problem. It didn't take much for one to step on someone's toes or something of the sort.

"Can we go already?" Ivy whined. She has been doing a lot of that lately. Whining that is, and I didn't know how to feel about it.

Rolling my eyes, I picked up my current burner phone and tried to call the man of the hour. The call was dropped, showing that it was rejected. Which could be one of two scenarios, One being Jonna was close enough not to even care about picking, or he couldn't talk. The earlier proved to be the case because a few beats later, Jonna walked in with a cap hiding majority of his face. Looking like the badass he was.

Truth be told, the man was attractive, six feet of pure muscle with dirty blond curls that he kept just below the neck. He had the craziest blue eyes I ever saw and, damn. I have asked myself times without number why we never slept together. Okay, maybe it was because the guy was straight or something like that. But just saying, I wouldn't mind shagging Jonna.

" Uncle Jonna" Ivy whisper-screamed, like she always did every time we were in an unfamiliar space. Jonna rushed over to us and picked her up and hugged her to him, gently rubbing her brown curls with such love in his eyes. It was weird seeing him like that. Jonna was a hardened mercenary, so it was slightly disturbing when he switched to the role of a parent.

"Hey princess", he cooed lightly, giving her his full attention. Completely ignoring my existence.

Nothing new, just Jonna being Jonna. I thought with a snort which earned me a side eye from said man.

"Uncle Jonna, can you come stay with us this time, please?" Ivy begged cutely. Jonna, the predictable i***t, was looking at me as though I held the answers. Probably wondering why I even let her trail of thought lead to that destination.

I shook my head while he rolled his eyes, my eyebrows going up in surprise at the action. I wonder if I ever saw him do that at any point. And I have known him for close to five years.

" Actually love, I was thinking of spending more time with you. So yes, I can come too ", Jonna responded, while I blinked in shock.

"Are you sure you don't have a mission coming up or something? It's not a problem. I'm sure you guys can spend time together some other time". I tried to resist the entire thing. The most time I spent with Jonna was a week, and even that week he made me go crazy. I was a homosexual man through and through, and lord knows, I hadn't had any actions in the entirety of Ivy's existence. I was horny and tired already, and I didn't need him roaming around my home giving me unnecessary boners at every hour.

"...right, actually I was given the go ahead to go with you this time around". Jonna spoke, holding my stare without much emotion. I never understood why he hid his emotions with me. It's like he was always guarded around me. When we spoke, he was a completely different person compared to when he spoke with Ivy.

"...right". I nodded and took a sip of my coffee, trying to get away from his stare. Awkward was me and Jonna in the same sentence.

fuck. I'm screwed. I thought tiredly.

"Yes", Ivy cheered and got comfortable in Jonna's lap, the two chatting away while I thought of my impending doom. Now more than ever, I had to get laid, before I embarrassed myself.

"Oh my god!" I groaned, banging my head against the small table in protest.

Jonna just chuckled at my expense while Ivy looked at me funny, scrunching her nose cutely.

"Fine, let's just go already, we have a long day ahead of us, and you're driving Jonna". I said, tossing the keys at him while I stood up, grabbing Ivy's backpack and heading for the door. We would head into the city this time around. Honestly, I was tired and lord knows my daughter was very fed up with me.

I know I was.