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.”

she goes to wrap it around my shoulders.

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

you,” she scolds, “some

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“I feel so bad, thinking about those little

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

taking it in. It is so

on,” she says, wrapping it around me before I can say anything, tucking my hands into the little pockets

in the closet for another sixty years.

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

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

I’m abruptly very aware of the

–

his brow lowers, his eyes locked

you look stunning.” He gives me a big smile and I start to move again, focusing on

him a little punch on his shoulder. “You

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Gifts

28 – Meeting the Family–2

me a charming, bashful smile, and I’m reminded again just how good–looking my fiancé is. Both of our faces turn

says, nodding towards the door. “The cars

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

of charm, with freshly buffed fine oak floors, brass chandeliers, and sweeping views of the golf

him, merely saying “whiskey, neat,” and surveying the guests.

only get a few steps into the

reaching out a hand to take mine.

him down.

Gifts

28 – Meeting the Family–3

a little. “I think I’d like to…visit the

a hand on my back

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

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