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.”

goes to wrap it

say, not wanting to touch it. “Is

she scolds, “some kind

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I protest, staring at it. “I feel so bad, thinking about those little animals –“

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

my eyes taking it in. It

wrapping it around me before I can say anything, tucking my hands into the little pockets at the bottom which help

the closet for another sixty years. Take them out! Let the

stairs, brushing my face against the wrap, enjoying the feel of the

halfway down, when I see Kent at the bottom standing with his arms crossed, his feet apart. Staring at me.

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

–

growl as his brow lowers, his eyes

gives me a big

him a little punch on

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Gifts

28 – Meeting the Family–2

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

the

On

whistle a little as we walk into the ballroom at the country club, impressed. This place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with freshly buffed

champagne, Kent doesn’t make eye contact with him, merely saying “whiskey, neat,” and surveying

steps into the room before we are bombarded with attention.

says, hurrying over and reaching out a hand to take mine.

him down.

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Meeting the Family–3

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

a hand on my back

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

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