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“Cute girl”

I laugh, trying to play it off “I didn’t know Betty Mattheas your type”

“I’ about Ballbuster Betty, and you know it, kid,” he retorts and glances atabout that sweet little nue can up Stella’s driveway”

When I don’t respond, he lets out a disturbing histle “Well, I’ll be dalances between …A—”

“Yeah, Dad,” I cut his I’ve already noted about hbor “Pretty sure anyone with eyes can see that Carly is attractive”

“Carly?” he questions with an astute tilt of his head “How do you know her name?”

“Iin your trash can,” I answer Technically speaking, I met her at the airport when she stoleinto that with Sal And in the hopes of ending this conversation before it goes off the rails, I walk away fro room table

Between being fucking turned on by cupcake pajaht with his hand in the cookie jar, my equilibrium is all out of whack

No doubt, I’veinto a discussion withfather about the looks of one specific woly participate in right now

Though, Sal says otherwise, slowly followingto a stop at the threshold He lifts a hand to brace hi at me

I trydown behindback to the one e

“Do you need so aze

“How is it that you irl yesterday and didn’t tell me about it?”

I laugh and then close ainst the pain of ot distracted byninety percent of the hair from his body Could be because we talked for all of two minutes”

“Woroomed, Ry Not hairless or some freaky-deaky shit, but neat Clean”

I shake my head “Okay, could we not?”

He narrows his eyes at me and taps his chin “Why are you so touchy? I know you like to keep your schedule just so, but there’s no need to be a coht-ass”