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I meet his eyes again but don’t find the anger I expected. He’s more…thoughtful. And with Remy, that’s scarier than his fury. “Her birthday’s next month, ya dick. Our father sure as shit has no say in what either of us do.” He scratches his chin. “And obviously you weren’t planning to ask for my permission anytime soon.”
I shrug. “She’s not keen on the whole permission thing.”
He snorts. “Yeah, I figured. So, what’s the big deal?”
“Okay. Great.” I take a step toward the dining room. “Glad we cleared this up.”
“Whoa.” Remy hurries to block my path and slaps his hand against my chest, stopping me. “Slow down there, cowboy.”
I knew that was too easy.
“I’m cool with you dating Molly. But there’ll be no sleepovers at your apartment. You treat her with respect.” Remy’s never sounded more like a dad in his life.
“You’re sure you’re okay with this?”
“Why? You going to give her up if I say no?”
My blood pressure spikes again. “Fuck no.”
His face loses some of the hard edge. “I know you’ll be good to her.” He lowers his voice. “I know how much you care about her and wouldn’t let anything hurt her.”
That doesn’t require an answer, so I just nod.
“By anything, I mean you too,” he adds.
“I can’t guarantee one of us won’t get hurt but I’ll do everything I can to make sure it’s me.”
“So will I.” He stares at me.
“I hear you.”
“Good. Then hear this too.” He crosses his arms over his chest. For someone who acted so sleepy when I got here, he sure put a lot of thought into this conversation. “I want her to finish college. So you can date her on two conditions.”
He’s dead serious, so I wait for his “conditions.”
“Don’t get her pregnant, and do not stop her from going to school wherever she wants to go.”
I swallow hard and focus on his second request. “I’d never do that. I want her to go to college as much as you do.”
“Good.”
Since we’re being so open and honest this morning… “Now, I have something I need you to do.”
“Letting you date my sister isn’t enough?”
I glare at him. “It’s not for me. You gotta do something to help Molly out.”
“Help her with what?” He scowls. “I’m not giving her advice on how to date you.”
“What?” I screw my face into a what-the-fuck expression. “It’s not about us. It’s about her. She needs financial aid forms filled out for college.”
Remy blinks at me. How has none of this occurred to him yet? I didn’t understand right away. But Molly lives with him, and he’s fixated on her getting out of this town and going away to college. He’s smart enough to know college isn’t free or even cheap.
Then again, he’s busy working his ass off every waking moment, trying to maintain this house and his grandparents’ business. “She can explain it better than I can,” I say, not wanting to bring up their dad right now.
“All right. I’ll talk to her.” He holds his arms out. “Get over here, jackass.”
How can I say no? He handled this a lot better than I ever expected. Still wary, I go in slow, accepting a brief hug. He smacks me on the back a few times—with more force than necessary.
