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“I see you need some help here at the equestrian center.”
His eyes nearly bugged out of my head and then peered around me and out into the parking lot. “Mrs. Tanaka, don’t take this the wrong way… but you drive a pretty fancy car…”
I winced outwardly, the coffee cup feeling heavy in my hands.
“Are you sure you want to work here? The pay isn’t a whole lot…”
Blowing out a breath I smiled. “I’m used to making my own money.”
“Really?” He leaned back in his chair.
I gulped down a bit more of the coffee. “Really!”
“Well, it’s just some light office work, to be honest. The pay is only around fifteen an hour…”
Before I knew it I was filling out the application on the spot. I carefully went through and listed my previous employment which had mostly been at the diner. By the time I handed the clipboard back over to Sheamus, I had a text message from Ashton.
Running my fingers over the screen, I slowly read the words. A tingle ran down my spine a
You are not to speak to Sheamus O’Connor anymore…
Shock seemed to wrack my body and I stood to walk over to the door and peered out. Mark was standing near his car, looking directly at the main building.
What in the fuck did he tell Ashton?
Before I could even plan a reply, I had another message coming through from him. And hurry home, Sakura. My parents are in town and we’re having dinner with them.
Holy shit, I thought. My inlaws….
My foot began to tap and I looked at the time on my phone and then back at Ashton’s message. Dryness seemed to form inside of my mouth and my stomach twisted just a bit.
I’d never even met these people. Ashton had barely said two words to me about them and now I was meeting them.
Tonight.
I was meeting them tonight.
I wanted the floor to swallow me up.
ASHTON
“She’s the daughter of a fucking pig farmer…”
My father was a complete and utter asshole. He had marched into my fucking city only to insult my wife right in front of my face. Halo had been a class act the entire fucking time not saying much of anything.
Those had been the last words he’d uttered to me.
Not even to tell his only grandchildren hello.
No, he had flown nearly ten thousand miles to tell me that I was ruining our fucking company and bringing dishonor on my family by marrying the daughter of a pig farmer.
My mother had pleaded with her eyes for me not to say anything. I’d just taken it and consumed it like cheap scotch.
My mother had decided to stay behind for a few days because she did care about her granddaughters despite her and Abby's rocky relationship. Mark had driven the two of us to the Metro Court Hotel and I’d dropped a kiss on her cheek at the door.
“Don’t let your father get inside of your head,” she touched my face.
“It’s hard not to, mother,” I shrugged.
