If there is one thing that could hurt my father’s pride, that is to see his children being in a good relationship with the people he sees as his enemy.
As I stand in front of him in silence, both of my hands are placed in front of me, holding one another like I am facing my bigger boss. In fact, I don’t even act this way in front of Annalee because of how well she knows me, even when we first met. There is a barrier between me and my father that Annalee didn’t make me feel like we both have, making that formality come off easily. However, with my father… it just had to be there forever.
“How long have you been flirting around with that man?” Dad questions with his jaw clench.
I could see in his face and even in his gaze how this whole issue of me with Zach has affected him badly. It’s n
