Wanted

•Ice Cream•

"I can't tell if this is better or the sex..." I tease, raising my spoon to my mouth. The mint ice cream melts on my tongue. My phone starts going off on the couch, making me jump and tense up. Zav sets down his bowl and goes to get my phone before I can. His body relaxes when he hands me it. Vina's name pops up at the top of the screen with the picture I have set of her. She doesn't let me take many, so the one I have is from when she was seven.
"Hello?" I ask when I pick up, putting it on speaker so I can keep eating. Zav twirls my hair between his fingers, mixing his ice cream around with the other. It's past way past eleven which is when she usually goes to sleep so I worry something happened. I haven't spoken to anyone but Alaric and he changes the subject when I bring up the situation with Atticus and he tells me to stay with my dad for now.
"Hi," she says, almost sounding relieved to hear my voice. As much as I'm goad she's happier where she is now and I understand her reasoning, I do wish she had stayed with me. We've never been apart and the superstition is something to get used to.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" I ask, putting my bowl in the sink.
"I'm with Idris," she says. My eyes widen. I should have known she would be with him, but not at night, let alone in the middle of the night. I dong know the extent of their relationship or if there is anything serious even going on to worry about. He's made his intentions clear from ten beginning, he likes her and who wouldn't, she's my daughter. Her, she's a closed book unless she wants to let people in. "I just wanted to check to see how you are. Emotional support is supposed to have a lot with these situations."
    "It does. I'm good," I tell her, sounding more cheerful than I meant to. Zav's eyes widen as he starts laughing. His smile is prideful, knowing he's the cause of my good mood. The power ice cream can have is out of this world. "You know to...use protection if-if anything happens with you two...right?"
    Zav immediately tries grabbing my phone out of hand, pinning me against the counter to try and have a better advantage. My grip is thankfully too tight and I elbow him in the gut to stop him.
     "What would I need protection from?" She asks innocently. I smile to myself, happy to hear he hasn't ruined my baby. I'm sure he's mature enough to know to wrap it off but I would much rather him keep his hands off my little girl. Me of people can't judge others for what they do sexually, so whatever Vina wants to do with him is none of my business unless she comes to me about it.
    "You would need protection from the ugly, horrible monsters that want nothing but your...brains!" Zav says to answer her question. I cover my mouth to keep from laughing at his quick response. Her silence makes the situation more awkward.
    "Was that dad?"
    "No, that was the TV, I have the volume up. It's getting late, so I'm gonna get to sleep," I tell her. That's most likely a lie. With the way Zav looks at me when I say that tells me I won't be getting any sleep all night. We've already gone three rounds, I don't want him wearing himself out. "Goodnight, love you," I tell her before handing up.
    "Why the hell is she alone with him at night?" He asks. I shrug, pressing my lips together.
    "He's a good kid-"
    "Es un buen chico," he says, mocking my voice. I roll my eyes. "I don't care how much I admire his skills or how good of a kid you think he is, he's alone with my daughter right now in the middle of the night!"
    "And we should be okay with that because we trust her. He also doesn't seem the type to take advantage of her; I really like him for her," I tell him with a smile. He looks pained but I can tell he wants to agree with me. "This is the most she's ever done, she's never even had a real friend. We have to let her get these experiences the best she can."
    "And that has to be with a boy who has the hots for her?"
    "Just finish your damn ice cream; stop being such a dad."

    AN: I love theeemmmm!!! For those of you who aren't aware, ice cream is their code word for sex which is why it's a joke between them. Their ending didn't feel right or complete. The more I wrote Atticus and her together, the more wrong it felt. She said it herself...SHE WANTS TO BE HIS BITCH🤣 I really hope you guys enjoyed!
     Question: Are you happy about their situation? Atticus or Zav? (I swear if one of you says Atticus I'm going to lose my shiznitz)

    Enjoy 🤤