Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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I drag my hand down my face and force myself to look at Kent. He’s looking right at me, of course, from his place outside the room. Looking at me as I sit in the clothes he sent, having a movie night with his son.

“Is it a surprise?” Daniel asks, working hard to pull Kent’s attention back to him. It doesn’t work. Kent keeps his eyes fixed on me. “I’m just having a nice evening in with my fiancé, after all,” Daniel continues. “What’s so surprising about that.”

Kent ignores his son. I shift uncomfortably under his gaze, looking down at the popcorn in my lap. I look up when I hear Kent speak again.

“Well,” he says, his voice conclusive. “I wouldn’t want to interrupt. You two have fun.” He pauses, looking me straight in the eye for a good ten seconds before turning slowly and striding away, perfectly in control. Daniel rudely slams the door after him.

“Daniel,” I sigh. “Do you have to be such a dick?”

“He’s being a dick, Fay!” Daniel explodes, throwing his hands in the air. “What he’s doing to you – how he’s treating you! I’m saving you from that!”

“Daniel,” I hesitate, looking at him with sorrow on my face. “Did

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you ever think that maybe…”

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goes still, staring at me with his mouth open. I trace

my duvet, awkward.

got to you

him, a little rueful. He did.

I

side of the bed. “You scared him away – isn’t that

wanted?”

forehead in his hand and closing his eyes to

heart to see my friend so upset, even though…well, even though I know

Daniel and me..

is one last real night with my

coming to the same

me. I rest my head on

little kiss on the forehead, both of us apparently deciding not to talk about it. Perhaps, in

silence is best.

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a couple more movies, before I eventually drift off to sleep with my head still on