My dad jerks his head up at the sound of my voice. “Charlotte what are you doing here, and how the hell do you know who this is?”
“Good to see you again, Charlie,” Alexei says, giving me a sexy smile that I can’t help but return. No one calls me Charlie, but I love how he just jumped in with it.
“Dad, why is he in handcuffs?”
“You didn’t answer my question. How do you know him?” My dad is getting more pissed by the second, and I know he’s not going to be easy to fool.
“He hangs out at Peg’s Diner a lot,” I say, officially stepping into my life of crime. “You know that’s where I always go to study, so we’ve bumped into each other quite a bit.”
I keep my eyes on my dad, knowing if I look over at Alexei’s gorgeous face it’ll just throw me off balance.
“He actually helped me a ton last n
