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Charles opened his mouth, but Gwen cut him off. “Katerina, I heard you two moved in together. Is that correct?”
I rolled my eyes and took a sip of my drink. The whiskey was smooth, and if her parents weren’t pissing me off, I would have commented on it.
“Yes,” Kat said. Her voice sounded small, and it only caused the anger inside me to rise.
Gwen frowned and took a sip of her wine. Charles looked irritated. Luckily, the conversation died when the staff brought our meals in. The tension during dinner was thick.
“I wish you would have thought about things first,” Gwen said.
We had finished our meal and were waiting for dessert.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Kat asked.
“You know what I’m talking about,” Gwen said.
Kat crossed her arms over her chest. “I’m not sure that I do.”
Gwen huffed. “Getting engaged, moving in with the man…it’s all in very poor taste.”
I stiffened but remained silent.
“Are you shitting me?” Kat yelled.
Gwen’s eyes opened wide.
“That’s enough, Katerina,” Charles scolded.
“No, I don’t think it is. Sid and I came to dinner because you ordered us to. We deserve your respect. I’m going to marry him, whether you like it or not.”
“People are talking,” Gwen hissed.
“Let them talk,” Kat volleyed back. I was so damn proud of her for sticking up to them.
Charles stood and slammed his hand down on the table. “That’s enough, Katerina.”
His nostrils flared, and anger burned in his eyes.
“I requested you join us for dinner so I could get to know your fiancé better. Your sister never mentioned you were with anyone, and he never asked for your hand.”
Kat stood. “We’re done. If you want more information about us, talk to Rebecca. It’s obvious that’s where you heard about me moving in with Sid. Did she also mention that it was her idea? That she pushed me to do it?”
Gwen looked shocked, and I paled. I knew the girls pushed her to move in with me, but I never would have guessed it was Rebecca leading them all. She knew me better than the others. I had directed my anger at Kat when I should have been angry with Rebecca. I ground my molars together in irritation. How could she do that to me?
“Let’s go, Sid,” Kat said. She turned and left the room.
Charles sat down and took a sip of his drink. I was about to stand when Charles spoke.
“Sid, I’d like to get to know you better.”
I was torn between following Kat and getting to know her father. Kat and I weren’t really getting married, yet I felt compelled to play the part here.
“What do you want to know?” I asked.
Gwen left the room, and I hoped she was going to make amends with her daughter. I was beginning to understand why Kat acted the way she did. She was nothing like her parents, and if tonight was any sign of how it was for her growing up, then I understood why she did the things she did.
But there was more to her than all of that, and it was almost like she wore her persona like armor. She was protecting herself against her parents and their judgment, and it only made me want to get to know her more.
“What do you do for work?” he asked.
