“Hey,” Irene said as I reached the bottom step. “Do you like it? I just picked it up at the dealership a couple of hours ago.”
“It’s beautiful,” I told her honestly. “What are you still doing here?”
I figured she would have left by now, so I was surprised she was waiting for me when I finished speaking with my father.
She shrugged casually.
“You have tutoring today, right?” She asked.
I nodded in response.
“Let me give you a ride,” she told me, motioning for the car. “It’ll give us a chance to get to know one another better.”
I frowned at that idea; the thought of getting to know the woman my mate was marrying, left an unsettled feeling in the middle of my stomach. But I could also tell that there was very little I could say to get me out of this situation. Besides, I really
