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Dad frowned “Sarcasm doesn’t become you, Kitten”
She blew out a frustrated breath “Sorry, but really, Dad, I’ve got my personal life under control”
“Not according to your friends, or those Gray Pelicans I ”
“They’re Fla to the about?”
“You know, Shea and Pilar and all those lovely Bunco gals By the way, I’ The more the merrier, I say! I want asof my new life with Sharon”
“Yeah, well, as many people as possible won’t be able to fit in my house for the reception Plus, we only ordered twenty pounds of shrimp” The waiter showed up with a hot order of the calamari but Kitty had lost her appetite “So, what? Have you been having sos with my friends behind , she gasped “Oh, God You have been having secret s!”
“Not so secret, and it was only oneThe whole town is worried about you, hon I have to say, I never thought much about this sleepy little backwater town before, but I’m impressed by the way everyone see Bay loves you, Kitty”
Everyone except Steve, apparently
She placed her head between her hands and let what he’d just said sink in “Do you kno e this is?”
“Now, Kitten, there’s no reason to be embarrassed I’m a man and I kno otherto hurt you”
Her birthday ht be in two days, but she suddenly felt ten years older “Daddy, please let me take care of this, okay?”
 
; He sighed “I don’t know—”
“Pro to talk to Steve,” she insisted She wanted to be angry She was angry! But a part of her was also touched Wasn’t this what fathers were supposed to do? Look out for their daughters? Even though this daughter didn’t want to be looked out for Plus, this was his special day The day they were bonding as father and daughter, groory with him
He looked at her sadly “All right, I won’t say anything to him, but I want you to know that Sharon and I will always be here for you No matter what happens”