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“So much in fact that we love to take our clothes off and put our mouths on each other’s—“
“Jesus Christ.” He blew out a pained breath. “You are hell bent on getting me killed, aren’t ya?”
“It’s going to be fine,” I coaxed, sliding my arm through his, as I practically dragged him down the road. “They didn’t even sound that surprised when I mentioned it.”
“What?” He gaped at me. “What did you do?”
“Nothing.”
“Molloy.”
“Nothing, I swear.”
“Molloy.”
“Fine.” I threw my hands up. “I already told my parents that I invited you over for dinner.”
“No.” Joey stopped walking again, and this time, I think he stopped breathing. “Tell me you didn’t.”
“And I also told them that you said you’d come,” I admitted, covering my eyes with my hand and then peeking through my fingers.
His eyes bulged. “And?”
“And they said that dinner will be ready at one o’ clock,” I twisted the knife by adding. “We’re having roast beef. Please don’t be mad.”
“Roast beef?” Running a hand through his hair, he hissed, “Aoife, I’m going toberoast fucking beef when your father gets his hands on me.”
“Wow,” I mused. “You called me Aoife. You never call me Aoife.”
“Well, I suppose I better start practicing,” he hissed. “You know, for when I meet yourparents.”
I grinned. “As my boyfriend.”
“Not your boyfriend,” he muttered, and then released a pained groan. “Oh my Jesus, I just realized something.”
“What?”
“My boss’s daughter is mygirlfriend.”
Laughing, I patted him on the shoulder. “That, she is.”
DINNER WITH TONY
AUGUST 22ND 2004
JOEY
Molloy snookeredme with an invitation to dinner with her family that I couldn’t get myself out of.
I’d been in her house countless times over the years, but never as her invited guest for a family dinner.
Unnerved and completely unprepared for what I was about to face, I stood slightly behind her the whole way there, keeping my hands in my jean’s pockets.
Don’t touch her,I mentally warned myself, as she opened the front door and stepped inside,and no goddamn fighting.
“It’s okay,” she said, with a smug grin, as she gestured for me to follow her into the lion’s den.
Yeah, it might be okay for her, I thought bitterly, but I was the one with everything on the line here.
