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“Have you been together? I mean intimately? Is this a one-way thing, or does she feel the same way?” The questions are flying out of her mouth one after the other so fast I can barely keep up.
“It is mutual, but it can never happen.”
“Because of me and her father?”
“Among other things.”
My mom reaches out to clasp my hand.
“Do you want me to call off the wedding, Shane?” Her face is sullen.
“Absolutely not, Mom. No way!”
But my protest seems to fall on deaf ears because within the hour there’s a ring at our doorbell and it’s Kennedy’s father.
Holy shit.
I may have just actually Parent-Trapped this wedding away all on my own.
* * *
After a few minutes alone, the two of them return from another room in the house and announce that they’re ready to speak with me.
Kennedy’s dad doesn’t pull any punches and gets right to the heart of the matter.
“Are you in love with my daughter?” he asks point blank with a stern look.
“I am, sir.”
“After tomorrow, will you still be?”
“I will. That will never change.”
“Just so you know, I’m not comfortable with this at all, Shane.”
“To be fair, Mr. Bing, you and Mom kept your relationship from us for five months. We had no idea what was going on. By the time we found out, it was too late. I’d already fallen hard for your daughter, and nothing was going to change that.”
“So this is our fault?” he elevates his voice.
My mom places a soothing hand on his chest. “That’s not what Shane is saying, hon’.”
“If I’d found this out even two years ago, maybe things would have played out differently, but you’re both adults and can make your own decisions.”
Ooh, good, so he’s not going to kill me.
“I just want it on the record that I don’t approve,” he continues. “It’s not a good look for any of us.”
“I respect your right to your opinion, Mr. Bing.”
“And I want you to know that I’m going to speak to my daughter about this and let her know how I feel as well.”
“Just so you know, Kennedy and I haven’t communicated with each other in a long time. You don’t have to worry about my feelings being a problem. She doesn’t reciprocate them.”
At least not anymore.
“Oh,” he says, sounding relieved. “Well, there’s going to be a lot of eyes on us tomorrow at the wedding. Can you two be on your best behavior and stay out of each other’s way?”
“No problem, Mr. Bing. We always do.”
