Chapter 68

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

this family.” Her eyes flick

I wonder why.

little dull. I get a lot of family history, then, with

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considered, before, that I’m actually Italian. I never thought much about my ethnicity, but with my red hair and

roman noses, they look Italian.

so much for showing me these,”

him. “I’m learning so

myself these days.”

to learn,” he

which I return.

quite late, with

comes out and begins playing the oldies

a bad time, overall – even Daniel

seems to be having a poor

very stern, always glancing around the room,

to say

old woman who introduced herself as my great aunt. Does he ever have

time?

and turns his attention to

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his eyebrow.

loosen up and have a good time. He smirks at

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