Pepper
My parents pull me over to the side. My dad looks pale and worried.
Crap.
I’m really not up for them giving me any s**t about marrying Tony.
“Pepper, are you sure about this? This is what you want?”
“Of course it is, Tom, can’t you see how happy she is?” my mom answers for me.
My dad bobs his head. “Yeah, okay. Listen, Pepper. I just want to tell you…” He looks like he’s going to be sick. “I’m sorry about Hugh. I’m the one who pushed you into that relationship. I made a huge mistake. Huge. And it took other people—practical strangers—to save you from him, when it should’ve been me.”
Ah. I see. Dad is feeling guilty.
I squeeze his hand. “Dad, it’s okay. You didn’t know. You haven’t been on tour with me in a long time. Everything turned out all right. Hugh didn’t succeed in ki
