Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Jerome hesitates, looking towards the kitchen, but I grab him by the arm. “Oh, come on,” I say, pushing him towards the garage. I know Jerome has access to the car keys and I want to get out of here before Natalia can come call my bluff. “Kent will let me take you.”

Jerome laughs at this, but he lets me push him. “What am I, some Ken doll you guys trade around for the day?”

“Precisely,” I confirm as we pass into the garage and he snags the keys to the Lexus from the key cage. I grin at him over the top of the car as we open our doors. “Want to buy me breakfast, Ken? This…” I hold up my sad little semi–crushed croissant, “isn’t cutting it anymore.”

“You got it, Barbie,” Jerome quips, winking at me and climbing into the car. I grin and do the same, closing my door behind me.

Once Jerome and I finish our breakfast – he takes me to a place downtown where they serve a full English breakfast, something we’ll never get in an Italian house – and we get back in the car totally stuffed, I know precisely where I want to go.

looking forward to it, but I know what I have

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up to the front of the house and gets out to lean against the car and watch my back as I

later, the door opens.

I say, giving my step–mother a little smile in response to

with a giggle and a little flap of

I come in and wait

eyes at me and

putting out a hand to stop her. “Please, I’m sorry

–

the door – but she’s only got one free

I say, my eyes wide and, I hope, showing my carnest desire to make piece. “Just… let me come in for a little bit. I’ll help! I’ll watch the baby! I’ll… whatever you want! Just let

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steps away from the door. “Fine,” she snaps. “You can watch Romulus for a bit, keep him out of the electrician’s hair. But one hint of drama,” she says,