Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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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

flick

I wonder why.

of the dinner proceeds a little blandly. The food is good, the chitchat a little dull. I get a lot of family history, then,

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faces. I’ve never really considered, before, that I’m actually Italian. I never thought much about

roman noses, they look Italian.

me these,”

back to him. “I’m learning so much

myself these days.”

have so much more to learn,”

I

with everyone drinking

playing the oldies that this crowd apparently favors- lots

– even Daniel

Kent seems to be having a poor time- or, at least, not

stern, always glancing

say hello. I purse

who introduced herself

time?

feels me watching him and turns his attention to

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his eyebrow.

try to loosen up and have a good