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“Ari” He stared at ure out who I was

I flinched Okay, I’d officially done it Gone to erous spectru if it meant he was about to cross a line he shouldn’t

There was so much of me that was like him I understood his need to protect me because I felt that same pull With him Our child Kyle My dad This whole new family unit of mine

I would have taken a step back fros One, Dane and Kyle had both come to my aid when my mother had threatened my reputation as much as my father’s And two, I absolutely wouldn’t have hiain

This ti in a way that would ensure she never caht of it sooner Yet when she’d first turned up I hadn’t been deeply involved with Dane, nor had I fully grasped the concept ofme

I got it now

“Dad,” I said, projecting a cale and tone “I knohat she’s after Not just fifteen o boost because you ended up with a great post-pro career as GM of an exclusive, private club she’ll never get into and I moved on from her She can’t afford country club memberships, and I’m sure that kills her So she’s put out this ridiculous cry for help We’ll give it to her”

“I don’t want you handing over yours or Dane’s money, Ari”

“Don’t worry about it, Dad I just need you to do e favor I can’t access the Internet all that often—you knoith the whole oing on in this house So I’ll need you to keep your ear to the ground andteasers about a book or, God forbid, stalking Oprah to read her tell-all”

His head jerked back “Oprah?”

“Yeah Mother’s a fan Anyway, just eyes and ears open I can’t e all of that”

“No problele Alert her”

I started “You kno to do that?”

“I have favorite PGA contenders to keep up on and that’s the best hen I’m on the course so often, rather than strapped to my desk”

“Right Of course My tech-savvy dad” Even I didn’t kno to Google Alert “Anye can double-tea the best of either of us”