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 around

not wanting to touch it. “Is it…like real? Were

she scolds, “some kind of

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at it. “I feel so

“It’s vintage. These minks died over sixty years ago. No new

hesitate, my eyes taking it in. It is

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

little minks, to leave them in the closet for another sixty years. Take them out! Let the world

face against the wrap, enjoying the feel of the soft fur against my cheek.

down, when I see Kent at the bottom standing with his

towards my ears, clutching the mink close against my chest, pressing my thighs 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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him growl as his brow lowers, his

at the bottom of the stairs. “Wow, you look stunning.” He gives me a big smile

punch on

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Gifts

28 – Meeting

is. Both of

he says, nodding towards the door. “The cars

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

walk into the ballroom at the country club, impressed. This place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with freshly buffed fine oak floors, brass chandeliers, and sweeping views

him, merely saying “whiskey, neat,” and surveying the guests. However, Daniel ist more polite, nodding and smiling

a few steps into the room before we are bombarded with

this her?” A plump woman says, hurrying over and reaching out a hand to take mine. “Is this

him down.

Gifts

– Meeting the

little. “I think I’d like to…visit the bathroom,” I say, “before I take that on.”

turning with me, putting a hand on my back to show me the way.

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

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