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"You’re going to make me cry if you keep that up" She covered ht This is a happy tiht e told him Well, at least after he realized he was too far away to castrate me, he was" I flashed a quick wink

"I love you, Blackstone You "

"Yes, boss" I cairl out of the car and up the steps to the door I rang the bell and waited The soft slide of a warrown some since the last time I’d come over here

"Soot, my man How the hell have you been?" I picked him up and introduced him to Brynne "This is Soot, the self-proclaimed owner of my dad He’s sort of adopted hireen eyes" Brynne reached out to pet him as Soot lowered his head into her hand for a rub "He’s really friendly, huh?"

"Oh, yes he is--"

The door opening interrupted us Brynne’s aunt Marie, with a welco smile on her face, stood just inside my dad’s front porch "Surprise," Marie said "I bet you teren’t expecting to see me here, were you?"

I laughed aardly, in reality a bit caught off guard but I recovered well in spite of my shock "Marie, if this isn’t aDad with dinner?"

"I areeted us both with kisses and hugs Brynne and I exchanged a quick glance I’d bet brass Brynne was as surprised as ot a look at Dad, I knew soreeted us A warirl, and a rather cool frosty nod to me Soot leapt out of my ared for dinner here tonight when you called and asked to come over," Dad said

Really? Another quick flash connect with Brynne and the struggle on both our parts to play it cool here was immediately obvious So Dad and Marie were? Nice I still thought Marie was hot for a mature woman The idea dawned oninto his ro Well, shit "Why didn’t you say so, then?" I asked "We didn’t need to do it tonight"

My dad shook his head at me and kept up the reserve If I didn’t know any better I’d say he was giving h, not Brynne He bestowed a warm sht, son"

What in the hell? Did he know so to crack some heads around if my sister or Fred had spilled the beans I narrowed ht back

Marie broke the tension Thank holy fk "Brynne, , co to be divine"

I got the urge to s to ave me a smiley wink and followed Marie into the kitchen

"What’s with the brush-off, Dad? Are we interrupting your evening or soood, you know"

Dad set his jaw and raised both brows, lettinghow a parent has that power Takingin the hot seat for sootten , but that is neither here nor there I’m always happy to see my son No, I’m more incredulous that I’ve had to wait for the call fro eyes