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My blood boiled.
“Nothing good can come from any more interaction between our families.”
“It’s not what you think,” I said as my hand tightened around the glass.
“It doesn’t matter what I think. She’s not right for you. She’s not right for this family. Or you right for hers.”
His reaction was even worse than what I’d expected it would be. I recalled Alexa’s conversation with her father and decided the two men had at least one thing in common. They both hated the idea of us together. “It’s a good thing, then, that it’s not your decision to make. I like her a lot,” I said, mirroring Alexa’s comments to her dad.
His jaw set. “I don’t like it, I tell you. Screw a few times if you must, but this playing house has got to stop. The repercussions are beyond anything you would expect.”
Dad probably thought Alexa’s father would blow his top, but we’d already dealt with that. And the two of us could handle it. I took a slow sip of the whiskey and stared him down. “This isn’t something you can order me to do.”
He swirled his scotch before taking another sip. “You’ll do it. It’s for your own good,” he said, seeming confident that I’d comply, as I always had. He was the irresistible force in my life.
But tonight it was my time to become the immovable object. “No,” I said emphatically. “I will not.”
“I can fire you.” A vein throbbed on his temple. “I mean it.” His stare was steady, his jaw clamped shut. This made for an impossible choice.
“Evan, I didn’t realize we were expecting a guest.” Alexa’s voice startled both of us.
CHAPTER24
Evan
Alexa walked in.
I cringed with the realization that Alexa had been in the condo the whole time and then stood. “Dad, you might remember Alexa Borelli.”
Dad’s manners forced him to stand although he didn’t have the courtesy to say more than, “yes.”
Alexa rounded the couch and gave Dad a nod. “Fergus, very nice to see you again after all these years. Evan has told me so much about you.”
I caught the sarcasm because none of my words about Dad had been very kind.
“Will you be joining us for dinner?” she asked.
“Uh, I didn’t plan—” Dad stuttered. He never stuttered.
“I’m making mac and cheese.”
“I don’t really have the time,” Dad said for an excuse. He had a personal chef, and mac and cheese was nowhere on his menu.
“Are you sure?” I asked, adding to his discomfort.
“The cheese has calcium,” Alexa added. “Really good for bones as we age.”
I brought my glass to my lips to hide the grin.
Dad bristled, but spoke to me instead of her. “I think we should continue this in private.”
I wrapped an arm around my girl’s waist. “Anything you have to say, you can say in front of Alexa.”
“I don’t think it’s appropriate at this time.”
I countered by pulling Alexa tighter against me. “I do.”
“Very well.” He retook his seat and gulped down half his whiskey.
