I decide to wait until after dinner to call him back as I scurry home with barely a minute to spare.
“Mom, Dad I’m home! Be right there!” I call out as I rush up stairs to wash up.
I wash my hands, face and a spray a tiny bit of my perfume for good measure. Dads got a killer sense of smell and the last thing I need is to explain to him that I’ve been mated with a vampire.
I skip down the stairs and bounce into the dining room smelling the mountain of ribs my dad is setting out. I’m starving.
“What’d you get up to today?” My dad asks
“Oh just met Josh and his new girlfriend at the coffee shop. She’s really great. It was nice to see him again.” I smile fondly.
“You managed to have coffee and didn’t get it all over yourself? You really have changed!” My dad jokes.
I reach for a
