Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Gifts

Chapter 29 – Something in the Air–1

Tristin turns her eyes to me as soon as I am seated, the baby in her lap looking up at me curiously. “Hello, Fay,” she says, her face cold. But hey, at least she’s talking to me.

“Hi,” I say, giving her as bright a smile as I can manage. Romulus peaks around her to give me a happy wave, which I

return.

My father, on Romulus‘ other side, turns to me as well. “We wanted to apologize, Fay, as a family. For the events at our house yesterday.”

“Oh, please,” I say, waving a hand to dismiss it. “Don’t worry about it. I understand that it’s…awkward. That I’m sort of a new addition, and that I screwed up some of your plans. I’m…sorry about that, by the way.” I look into Tristin’s face as I say it.

“Not a new addition, Fay,” my father says, looking at me steadily. “A love one returned to us after a long parting.”

“Yes,” Tristin says, her voice low and rehearsed. “You are a member of this family.” Her eyes flick to Kent and Daniel then, and I wonder why.

The rest of the dinner proceeds a little blandly. The food is good, the chitchat a little dull. I get a lot of family history, then, with Alden showing me pictures of my grandparents and telling me about their journey to America from Italy.

I look at the old photos curiously tria

quickly at Kent and Daniel – with their dark skin, thick black hair, and roman noses, they look Italian.

“Thank you so much for showing me these,” I say to Alden,

handing the pictures back to him. “I’m learning so much about myself these days.”

says, giving

everyone drinking and chatting. At some point, a DJ comes out and begins playing the oldies that this crowd apparently favors – lots of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. It’s not

one. He’s very stern, always glancing around the room, looking over everyone who comes to say hello. I purse my lips, considering him as

feels me watching him and turns his attention

shimmy my shoulders, encouraging him, without words, to try to loosen up and have a good time. He smirks at me and

Kent stands to go with me, but I put out a hand

going to the bar for a

away. “I’ll be back in

in his chair. “I’ll be right

set of people are standing by the bar chatting. They

to the family, cousin,” a tall guy with closely–cut black hair and broad shoulders says

who hands me a glass of

Write your comment

Gifts

Something in the

Michael, this is Chris,” he says, indicating the slightly

my brows. “Wow, it’s really nice

in familiarly to talk to me. Her words are just a little bit slurred – not sloppy, but I can tell she’s had a couple of drinks. “We’re second cousins!

taking a sip from my glass.

of thing. So to find out I have great–grandparents

a lot, to go from nothing into a big Italian family

though!” Amy says with a big smile.

Fay – only one other person calls me

says sharply then, nudging her with

Amy says, lifting her fingers to her mouth. She rushes to continue, then, trying to move the conversation

say, putting out a hand to stop her. “Fiona? Is