Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 28

Gifts

Chapter 28 – Meeting the Family–1

Fiona gives me a tart little smack on the butt then, breaking my reverie and laughing as she hurries over to the jewelry box waiting on my vanity. I give her a weird look and cover my ass with my hands. “What is with people today,” I murmur.

She laughs again as she comes over to me, standing behind me so that she can hook the diamond solitaire around my neck on its slim silver chain.

“You got the ring?” she asks, smacking her gum.

“Oh, yeah,” I murmur, walking swiftly over to my bedside drawer and pulling it open. I reach towards the back, fishing it out and pushing it swiftly onto my left hand.

When I look at Fiona, she’s crossing her arms and shaking her head at me.

“A million–dollar diamond,” she says, “and you shove it in your bedside drawer?”

“Um,” I say, biting my lip in response. I hadn’t even thought about it. I look around, wondering where else I should have put

it

“Nevermind,” she says, laughing at me more.

“Fiona,” I say, taking in her vintage Juicy velour sweatsuit. “Won’t you please come? I’ll feel so much better with you there.”

comfortable here.”

I frown at her, knowing that something’s up. But, she knows more about this world than I do. If she doesn’t want to go, I’m not going to push her.

“Okay,” I say, sighing as I headed for the door.

“Wait wait!” she calls, unzipping a garment bag and revealing a gorgeous mink stole.

“Oh my god,” I say, walking back towards it. “It’s beautiful

“Yeah,” she says, admiring it. “Vintage. You lucky girl.”

to wrap

I say, not wanting to touch it. “Is it…like real?

are you,” she scolds, “some

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wrong,” I protest, staring at it. “I feel

her hands, “It’s vintage. These minks died over sixty years ago.

it in. It is so

say anything, tucking my hands into the little pockets at the bottom which help me keep

another sixty years. Take them out!

face against the wrap, enjoying the

I see Kent at the bottom standing with his arms crossed, his feet

and knees together. I’m abruptly very aware of the shortness of my skirt. I don’t break eye contact though. Instead, I bite my bottom lip hoping – ridiculously – that I

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swear I hear him growl as his brow lowers, his

at the bottom of the stairs. “Wow, you look stunning.” He gives me a big smile and I start to move

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Meeting

again just how good–looking my fiancé is. Both of our faces turn to Kent, though, as he snorts at us, shaking his

he says, nodding towards the door. “The cars are

out of the house. On our way to meet my entire family.

at the country club, impressed. This place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with freshly buffed

soon as we enter, a waiter comes up to offer us champagne, Kent doesn’t make eye contact with him, merely saying “whiskey, neat,” and surveying the guests.

steps into the

over and reaching out a hand to take mine. “Is

him down.

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– Meeting

like to…visit the bathroom,” I say, “before

a hand on my back

his face frustrated as he steps in front of us. “I’ll take her,”

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