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Reading oes to the shower I pull on my boxer shorts, splash my face in the sink and start to head downstairs to make us coffee

But then I hear so Footsteps outside the room

“Guys? Are you up?”

It’s Jeff He’s earlier than expected

Shit

Wondering how I can stall him I desperately think of what I can say

Just as he walks in

And Jenny walks out of the shower, clad only in a towel

Jeff looks fro open, shock and disbelief written in his eyes

“What the fuck?” he says finally Seeing that Jenny looks upset I go to stand by her side

“I knohat youto sound reasonable, but Jeff glares atinto his expression He looks from me to Jenny

“Get dressed,” he snaps “I’ll be in the kitchen” He storhs audibly

“It’ll be okay,” I say reassuringly “He’s going to need sos”

But by the tirier and I’o well at all He stands with his back to the counter, his arrily, his eyes on me as alk into the room

“Dad,” Jenny says and I can hear the distress in her voice and it makes me bristle “Please listen It’s not what you think-”

“No?” he cuts her off “Because what it looks like to me is that as soon as e of , did you? How dare you?”