CHAPTER 15The meeting between Amy Gold's parents and Chris Paskow proved worse than a disaster.
The moment they stepped into the room, the decibel level plummeted to zero. About twenty people, cousins, aunts and uncles, gathered to celebrate Mother's fiftieth birthday, immediately ceased conversation and turned to gape at the female renegade and her Gentile tempter.
Amy barely concealed her annoyance, while Chris made a valiant attempt at pleasantries. She led her boyfriend passed half smiles, curt nods and outright hostility until they reached the place where her mother and father sat. Some guests feebly attempted conversation, but Amy knew that all eyes had fixed upon them, waiting anxiously to see how the senior Golds reacted.
Melanie Gold, the guest of honor, smiled with her mouth o
