Page 202 of Mountain Daddy

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Dad hums. “That’s good.”

“And a boyfriend.”

Dad laughs, but my eyes widen.

She told him?

Luther’s gaze catches mine.

Does he know I know?

Did she tell him that she knows about us?

Something twists in my chest.

What if she brought it up after… And Luther had to tell her he broke up with me.

That would’ve been so uncomfortable. For both of them.

“Have you met him?” Dad asks.

Luther shakes his head. “Not yet.”

“Welp, better meet him soon before he becomes the father of your grandbabies.”

Luther gapes at him. “Fuck you so much.”

I snort.

Dad laughs as he turns to me. “Just gotta get you a boyfriend. Then maybe you can give me grandbabies at the same time.”

He doesn’t mean anything by it.

It’s just a thing parents say.

But it slices through my calm.

I press my lips together.

I’m okay.

Seriously, I’m totally fucking okay.

It’s just… I don’t want to have this conversation.

I’ve avoided it for years.

And years and years.

But I knew I’d have to do it eventually.

And… Fuck. I think it has to be now.

I glance at Luther as I dig my teeth into my lip.

He should know too.

Even if it doesn’t change anything.

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