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“Excuse me, everyone I have an announceh the speakers, and I can hear security trying to stop her “My step-daughter is a whore; if you all didn’t know that, already” She pauses for effect and then starts up again as Lia and I nant by her boss—our boss, Beck Huntsworth She’s only twenty-two He’s literally old enough to be her father
“If that isn’t sick enough, he’s soht was a family friend Beck came to dinners, birthdays, holidays, and he even went vacationing with the faer How could he be so sick? Oh, Paul Where are you Paul?”
Lia and I reach the party, and we stop in our tracks Jean is up on one of the tables, a microphone in one hand, a new drink in the other, and she’s kicking at a security guard who is trying to coax her down Lia’s father stands to the side, mortified by the scene
“There you are, baby,” Jean purrs “Youfailure of a daughter banging your friend, her boss Ihot I would have taken that fox for a ride if he letry, and I doubt theirto survive this bonus reveal
I’ to Lia to avoid doing soal team will destroy Jean for er and huood for her or our baby I need to neutralize the situation Iin love
Pointing to one of the guards, I motion for the microphone They snap it out of Jean’s hands and offer it toit off with a napkin “Can I have everyone’s attention please?” Given the angry and drunken ranting of Jean before ht that silences the room “This isn’t hoanted you to find out about Lia and ing it up to ether a while now and are very much in love We hope you can be happy for us” I direct the last words toward Paul This is a lot for a father to take in, and I ae our friendship despite the shock he’s undergoing
“Jean had been black away fro them a bit so everyone can see “You see hoell that worked out for Jean” That gets a few chuckles frootten her off the table “She is fired, by the way Wait just a moment before you take her down and call the police, please” Jean deserves to witness this
“While I hate dealing with gossips, let alone confir a baby Not only that, but…” I drop to one knee, still holding Lia’s hand “Can you hold the microphone forwas not originally for tonight; I was going to wait on it, but the tiht as it ever will be And ht in Lia’s memories I only have it withthe stone’s setting this
“Lia, I love you I didn’t expect you I know this is right, though, and I want to do this with you You are such an aht I could love anyone” I pull out the velvet box and open it to reveal the white gold band with dia is one you picked out when you were just a little girl I don’t know if you even reotten
When our faether on an escape fro their shop cat in the sill She wanted to pet the cat We all followed in after her, laughing and amused that she was es with multiple stones I’ll have to see if Tasha still has hers It would be great to see them side by side