Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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At eleven, I walk through the door to the garages, a sigh on my lips. I see Jerome immediately, waiting by one of the black cars. He gives me a big smile, which I return unenthusiastically. It’s not

him – I just…really don’t want to go to lunch at my father’s house.

Jerome gives me an understanding little grimace as he opens the

back door for me and I climb in.

“You doing all right?” he calls over his shoulder as opens the driver’s door and sits down in the front seat, genuinely curious.

“Just ready for this to be over,” I say back to him, leaning my

head back and closing my eyes. Jerome makes a little grunt of

understanding and begins to pull out of the garage and down the

driveway.

When we’re on the road, I pull out my burner phone to send

some long–delayed texts. I feel safe using it in my room, but not

really anywhere else in the house. Not that my room is really safe anyway – Kent is very likely to have it checked daily, after the note from Fiona.

Still, better safe than sorry.

I’m pleased when I see that a text from Ivan is waiting.

hope you slept well. Any chancel get

sigh, really wanting to say yes, but knowing it’s impossible.

Send me a pic so

news

later, when Ivan sends me a picture of him with an exaggerated frown, tracing a

do my best to wipe

Then, I

you’re sad. Check in

text from Janeen pop onto the screen. I’m eager to

reason for it.

by this morning – gave us

thrilled he cried. Wish you

also gave us a list of potential beach properties –

blue beach house pops up next, along with

is my fav, though I’m really looking for one

hot tub.

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on my face. A bad lunch with my dad is definitely worth it, if I can make my sister and my dad

reply.

But the biggest

1. Don’t forget who got you that

reply is

Proud of you sis. Make

the text with the emojis of a cat with heart eyes, a peach, and an eggplant that, in combination, make me blush. I

newly bolstered for the afternoon ahead

1. me.

house not long after and