Shadows In Durango

Chapter 88

*****Vincent's POV*****

After a quick back and forth on the phone with my father again this morning, he informs me that he will be coming to visit this weekend which wasn't ideal since that gave me all of one whole day to prepare for his arrival.

He claimed that he 'couldn't wait to meet the girl who was managing to turn me soft' to which you can imagine I wasn't happy about hearing.

I wasn't even sure if a day would be enough time to prepare Sofia for meeting two people like my parents, since neither of them were anything to be proud of at the best of times!

My father then went on to inform me that he had reached out to her father - Frazier - last night and was still waiting for him to call back today to talk things over...

The whole process had me on the edge of my seat, unsure of where the conversation between our fathers would even lead...

Things could either go pretty smooth or really, really bad and I felt somewhat dirty for sneaking around like this knowing that if Sofia knew I was reaching out to her father to offer him money, she would no doubt freak out and beg me not to. But some things were best kept secrets until they were smoothed over...

I turn on my heels hearing the doorbell ring throughout the house, as I walk towards it in large strides with a suspicion of who it is already.

Pulling the handle down, and opening up the door, I usher the three cleaners inside.

"The old man will be back tomorrow night so I need the whole place done and his room and en-suite prepared on the top floor." I inform them, having used the same people for years and knowing already that they were good at what they do.

I leave them to it, deciding to take my phone and my coffee out back, settling myself in to one of the comfier garden chairs with the realisation that all I could do now was wait...

still shining which made the

to nine, before an incoming call comes through from Daryl,

hour and

speaker phone and holding it close to my mouth with

us in the car, she knows something is up. You'll have to talk to her about all of this at some point,

right thing by not telling her and yet here he was all of a sudden prepared to jump ship to

My tone is accusing, unable to imagine Sofia

soon. They both stormed

to do about it right now? Things were still very up in the air and until I had heard back from my father, we just had to

eye on them in school and bring them home, that's it, you only have one job to do whilst I attempt to sort out this mess - suck it up!" I state finally, before hitting the red button to

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was calling me to waste my time with

had stepped up to help me out when I needed

seeing a new notification, before I click on to it to find that it was from

what will this

Please tell me? Everyone is being so weird around us today... is everything alright? It's making us feel pretty on edge not knowing

groan out in to the quiet back yard, one in which I had hoped would release some of my built up tension with it, I am disappointed to find that it does nothing for my situation. Little did Sofia know that I was now under a great deal

extremely important. I'm waiting to speak to my father and after that, I'll be able to let you in on what's going on. All I'm asking for right now is some patience

and prod any further since I feared that I would

right now was probably the one time I needed her to not ask

I toss my phone onto the table and lean back, staring up at the sky. The wind picks up again, tugging at the edges of my black sweatshirt, but I barely feel it. My mind is too clouded