Month: November 2025

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 29 – “Can you watch Kira for a few hours?” I open my eyes. Nick is standing over my pool lounger with his backpack slung over his shoulder. I hear Kira cannonball into the formerly placid pool. “Right now?” “You don’t work on Mondays, right?” “Um—” “I hate myself for

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 28 – Iwas not expecting to cry afterward. I brace myself for a round of what’s wrong, what’s happening right now, is it something I did?—all questions guaranteed to send me into a deeper spiral. But instead he just holds me tighter and runs his fingers through my hair. “What are

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 27 – Then next time I have a night off it aligns with one of Nick’s nights without Kira. I suggested a trip to Rubino’s. It’s my go-to spot to take a person who denigrates Columbus-style pizza—something Nick has done on several occasions because of his allegiance to New Jersey.

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 26 – If there’s one thing I’m confident in, it’s my ability to research. “Single parent dating” is the first phrase I type into the search bar the next day at Romily’s basement hideout. Unbelievable that it didn’t occur to me before now. Plus, diving into articles on pop psychology

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 25 – When we get back to The Bixby, I offer to go back to my mom’s apartment. Even though Kira’s mood rebounded once we got to the car, the whole ride home, I felt like a ghost. I’d witnessed something too intense for my level of intimacy with Nick.

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 24 – Normally I spend the third of July huddled in a closet with Houdini, being his emotional support human during the fireworks. This year, Nick invited me to Red, White & Boom! in Genoa Park with Kira and him, so I put the ThunderShirt calming wrap on Houdini so

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 23 – “Is 10 a.m. too early for wine?” Nick asks. His apartment smells like bacon. This is the first time I’ve had an official, scheduled date begin in the morning. For two people who work nights, one of whom has a kid who needs to be picked up from day camp

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 22 – Perry offers to drive me to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to take the learner’s permit test. Even though we’ve known each other for almost two years, I can’t remember another time when we’ve been in the car together, just the two of us. This leads me

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 21 – Don’t masturbate this morning. When I finally open my eyes after valiantly ignoring my alarms, these are the words scrawled on my left arm in blue ballpoint pen. I vaguely recall scribbling it last night when I tiptoed in sometime after three, carefully stepping over a snoring

Read Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck Chapter 20 – “Iwas about to ask if you had your seatbelt on,” Nick says once we’re in the car. “Force of habit.” “You’re so…” I search for the right word. “Responsible?” “I was hoping you were going to say handsome. Charming. Irresistible, att—” “Okay, okay. I did not have