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My father looked at Tina, who stood there. “And who is this?”
“She’s a friend. My girlfriend,” I told him.
“Hmph, that won’t slide,” he said.
Tina looked at him, biting her lip. “I’m right here, you know.”
“Yes, but I’m the one in charge of this estate, and I make the ultimate decisions for my son,” my father said. He placed his hand on my shoulder, and I moved back.
“What the hell,” I said to him.
My father looked at Tina and then at me.
“I have a business matter to discuss with you. It’s imperative. And I’d only likeyouthere if that’s okay.” He glared at Tina like she was some sinful creature or something.
“Fine,” she muttered.
I looked at her, smiling, and gave her a small kiss. “I’ll text you. I’m sure this meeting won’t be very long.”
“Alright,” Tina replied.
I didn’t know what to tell her. My dad never showed up uninvited like this, so whatever he needed to say had to be important.
At least, that was what he thought in his mind. I never understood my dad’s way of thinking. There wasn’t much that I could do.
Tina went back to her car and drove off.
As soon as she left, my dad scoffed. “Having relations with commoners like that. Didn’t you learn better than that?”
I looked at the man. His brown hair had long since started to gray, and he still had the mustache he always had since I was a kid. His tall frame was bulkier than before, hidden under his tweed suit.
Next to him was a blonde-haired guy around his age, except he still had some blonde in his hair. Or maybe that was the gray he tried to cover. He was smaller and wore a navy blue, almost black, suit as I approached him.
“You’ve still got our meeting room, correct? Come,” he said.
I followed him inside; he turned to me as he closed the door. “We have to talk, Caleb.”
“About what? You two have been so cryptic since you showed up at my property uninvited!” Seriously, did he realize just how rude this was?
“I’m here for a reason, Caleb, and I’d like to discuss this with you right now,” he stated.
I sat across from him, and then he took a deep breath.
“Caleb, I know you’ve spent all your time here on the farm, but I’d also like to discuss your future. The future involving children and the heirs to take over,” he said.
I looked at him, lowering my eyes. “What does this have to do with anything?”
“It has to do with what I’m about to say next. Caleb, you’re thirty. You need to start settling down and thinking about the future. You’re the only one of my children who isn’t married or expecting. Glenn’s about to have a child, and David, as frustrating as he can be, is now getting married to that girl who’s—”
“Oh, you mean that one who cheated on Tina back there? The one he just up and left the country for?”
My father’s gaze lowered as he looked at me. “I don’t condone nor criticize what he’s done. Nor do I care about what he did to someone else years ago. The point here is that you need to start focusing on your future, Caleb. You’ve built an amazing lifestyle here. It’s time for you to share it with someone.”
But I didn’t want to share it with anyone else besides Tina. So, what the hell was he trying to get at? “What are you saying, Dad?”
He coughed, and the guy in the suit extended his hand toward my own.
“I’m Leo Ferguson. Nice to meet you,” he said.
