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Her mother gave me a smile that said she approved of a strong, independent woman.
“Not anymore,” Ana told her little sister, “girls can ask anyone we like.”
“But I’ll be doing the asking,” The Russian said, going all alpha on me.
“So if Carla asks you, you’d say no?” Ana studied him.
The Russian nodded and I raised an eyebrow in his direction. “But then I’d ask her right back straight away,” he said. “And probably do a better job of it.”
“You are such a big head,” I said with a smile, shaking my head at him.
Tia giggled. “So I can ask a boy to marry me!” She sounded way too excited about it, like she had someone in mind.
“When you are grown up and I’ve approved of them,” Alex added. “Speaking of which, Dad tells me you’ve started seeing someone from College, Ana ... when do I get to meet him?”
I chuckled beside him at his overprotective ways.
Ana smirked at him. “I think that’s Dad’s job, Alex, and he’s met Tyler.”
“I’m happy for Alex to take over the role,” his father said. “They might be more worried about the consequences of not looking after my daughters then.”
“There you go,” Alex said, grabbing the serving dish of stroganoff, offering it to me first and then helping himself to seconds. “What does this Tyler character do?”
“I’m not telling you,” she said. “I may let you meet him at some point and time. Actually, he was keen for tickets to your next home game ...”
“Ah, well that’s easily done,” Alex said.
“Thanks,” Ana grinned at her brother.
“Once I’ve checked him out and approved him.”
She groaned. “Did your brother check out Alex, Carla?” she asked me.
“I don’t have a brother, but Dad’s yet to meet Alex. My dad’s a reverend,” I said.
“Lord help us,” James added and I giggled beside him. “Your father’s got his work cut out for him with Alex.”
“Miracles do happen,” I said, and Alex gave me a look that said he was unimpressed. Ha!
“Don’t worry Son, I’m really on your side,” James said. “I’ll tell you how I won over your mother’s father, and he was a very fearsome Russian politician.”
“My father died before you met him,” Lana said.
“And that’s how it’s done,” James said and we all laughed. Lana shook her head at him. I could see where The Russian’s dry humor came from.
“Nikki’s just broken up with her boyfriend,” Tia said.
We all turned to look at Nikki who then got a bit teary eyed. I heard The Russian groan ... I don’t think he was comfortable with tears.
“Shoosh Tia,” Nikki snapped at her.
“Don’t worry, Nikki,” The Russian said. “Whoever he was, he’s clearly a loser with no taste, and you were too good for him.”
She gave her brother a grateful smile.
“Hear, hear,” her Dad agreed.
“Anyway, you’re too young at fourteen to have a serious boyfriend, Nikki,” her mother said.
