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“I didn’t get a girl pregnant,” I replied. “But if I did, you have no place to get angry.”
“He’s right.” Mom left and went to the kitchen.
“You know you can tell me anything. I won’t get mad. But your mom might tear your ear off.” My old man winked, and a grin stretched across his face. He was still snarky as ever and aging well for being in his mid-forties.
“I should wait for Mom, so I don’t have to tell it twice.” I cocked my head and smiled back at him.
“Wise man.” My mother entered the living room. She could always hear everything in the house, no matter where she was or where us kids were. It creeped me out how she seemed to know everything we did, though we couldn’t see her.
“That’s me, Mr. Wise.”
She smiled and set a tray on the square ottoman. “Freshly baked chocolate chip and peanut butter. I should’ve known you were coming home when I had an itch to bake two different batches of cookies. Help yourself and grab a mug.”
“Don’t have to ask me twice.” I went for the chocolate chip and bit it in half. “Damn,” I said with a full mouth. “I’ve never tasted a cookie better than yours. What’s your secret ingredient?”
“Love. Now you’ve turned into Mr. Charmer.” My mom smiled brightly as she sipped her coffee.
“Gag me.” My dad snorted as he collected a few cookies and his mug. “Don’t talk to him like he’s a baby, Em. He’s a Ranger and soon, he’ll be a Knight.”
“He can be all that and a wise charmer.” She gave me a nod. “Now, tell us what happened.”
“There’s no easy way to tell you, so I’m just going to be direct.”
“That’s how I like it.” Dad shot me a sharp nod.
“My CO found out I messed around with his underage daughter. I didn’t have sex with her. I swear.”
“Oh, Dante.” Mom stared at me with disappointment in her blue eyes.
“I didn’t know that she was his daughter or underage. We met in a bar, for Christ’s sake. Things got hot and heavy in the alley. She went down on me.” I felt like I might throw up my cookies as I told my parents what happened. No dude wanted to talk about getting a blowjob in front of their mom.
“Continue,” my dad said in a stern voice.
“Something made me stop.”
“After she blew you.” My dad pinched his face tightly. I was sure he was imagining one of my younger sisters in the same position. Shit, more than ever, I thought I might be sick.
“Look, I regret it more than anything. She’d gone home and told her dad that I used her. I don’t even know how she knew my name. Never told it to her. But when my CO showed me her picture, I didn’t lie. I owned my mistake.”
“Good boy.” My mom smiled weakly. “Were you charged?”
“No. He didn’t want the drama. He’s up for a promotion next month and just wanted me gone.”
“When did this all go down?” my dad asked.
“A couple of weeks ago, before Christmas. But he only called me into his office last week. Probably taking his time to figure out what to do about his daughter and me.”
“And you’re just now telling us about it?” Dad narrowed his eyes. “We’re your parents. We could’ve helped you.”
I got it. He felt disrespected. But… “Help me do what? I’m a grown man and can handle my own shit.” I drank my coffee to stop my mouth from crossing the line. My parents couldn’t have done a darn thing to help me. I got booted out early. It could’ve been a whole helluva lot worse.
“Danny, please. Dante’s right. He can take care of himself.” Mom turned toward me. “And what about the girl?”
“What about her? She’s seventeen and probably back at boarding school by now. I honestly don’t care what’s happened to her.”
Just then, the front door opened, and my sisters entered. They had perfect timing because I was so over talking about my major fuck up.
“What the heck?” Demi screeched.
