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April

To say that my dad didn’t take the neas an understatement of epic proportions Jordan and I had decided to tell hied to meet for lunch at a neutral location--a private room in a nearby restaurant

Dad had his elbow on the table, pinching the bridge of his nose, his eyes closed Jordan and I exchanged a long look and ht instinct raced throughme want to bolt for the door and let Jordan deal with the consequences alone

"So, letsex with him--but you didn’t knoas him"

I worried my lip betweenHe locked eyes with aze "This story gets more and more bizarre I feel like I’ve stepped into some weird alternate universe, and you…" He shook his head "What the hell were you thinking, April?"

I shifted in my chair "We’ve already been over this--where my mind was at when I made those choices The only difference now is that you knoho the other person in the video was"

Dad’s cheek bulged where he clenched his jaw He hadn’t so much as looked Jordan’s way since we broke the news "That is a rather important detail you left out But"--he flicked a brief look in Jordan’s direction--"he also could have filled htened in his chair "April and I bothto deny that--"

"You can call me Mr Weiss," he bit out "And really, is there any point in denying it now?"

Jordan hesitated, shaking his head, clearly flummoxed

Dad’s eyes snapped back toway, but…your choice of boyfriends in the past has not been great Starting with that idiot who took you out to get that tattoo right up through this last jackass who ended upyour mother"

Ouch That hurt

"And don’t think I haven’t heard the office gossip about this one" He turned back to Jordan, his nostrils flaring "The parties, the boozing, the woeek at that place reveres you like sood I know you’re a natural-born charhter’s eyes for the hts on her is an understate flushed a little during my dad’s rant "Mr Weiss, it’s not like that I knoe’re in a difficult situation, given our work relationship But I have nothing but the best intentions when it coh to lie to you about this I know there is a lot riding on it if things go south But…I love her"

Dad paused for a beat, scowling at Jordan, appearing co to assume you don’t have any children--that you know of, anyway" Jordan flinched slightly "But you do have a sister, right?" He jutted his chin toward Jordan "How’d you feel about so her for a ride? H up with someone who’s bedded--I don’t know, dozens? Hundreds? You think I should be happy about that? Would you be happy about that?"

Jordan’s leg bounced up and down in place, and his hands tightened on the tabletop "No I wouldn’t be happy at all But there wouldn’t be a whole lot I could do about it My sister is an adult The decision is hers However, I’d do exactly what you are doing now and warn her away from someone like me But ultimately…it would be out of ed with him, Jordan looked over at ement

"I care about April I want to start a future with her We love each other My past is s that they regret It doesn’t e of almost twenty-six because I’ve suddenly woken up and realized that the lifestyle I was living no longer does it for e its spots--"

"Enough, Dad" I scooted up in my chair and put my hand over his on the table "It’s my decision I’m an adult, and I love him I want him And I want you--and Rebekah and Sarah and Daniel I want to be a part of your family But you need to accept that I want Jordan, too"