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My dad gave me the full-on parental disapproval now “I don’t like where this is headed, Ari”

“Dad, you had a good time today You enjoyed his company Ethan’s, too Dane respects your talent and your opinion; that has nothing to do with ht you out about his courses whether we’d met or not You’re a resident expert in Sedona And for the record, we sort of got to know each other before he even learned I’d applied at 10,000 Lux and way before he offered me the job”

Okay, TMI?

My dad grunted despondently “I don’t want to know about this, do I?”

“Don’t get so worked up I have conflicting feelings And he’s perfectly aware of my … issues”

My father settled back in his seat and pondered this for a while We were nearly to the turnoff to Sedona when he said, “It always has bothered me that you don’t date”

That almost broke my heart “Dad”

“I know it’s because of yourI never wanted you to witness any of it, Ari”

I’d suffered a peculiar side effect to all the volatile arguments To this day I couldn’t be in the sa at each other or around sharp disagreeed the channel

Having been my own shrink for ushing brides and groos, and all that had been the perfect escape Nothing dark and haunting about weddings

Whichto be hooked on a dark, foreboding man

Didn’t that go against every conviction I had?

My silence pro over there?”

“Just concentrating on driving,” I said

A much safer topic than Dane