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“Hello,” I said, my eyes sizing him up. What was the purpose of this?
“What I’m here for is a proposal, Caleb. Leo here has a daughter named Abby, and she’d be perfect for you. I know you love taking care of the farm, and he tells me that she loves animals. But right now, I’d like for you two to maybe go on a date, see if it works out, and start focusing on your future,” he said.
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing from my father. He wanted me to date someone like that and pretend I wasn’t just with someone.
“You’ve got to be shitting me,” I said.
“I’m not. I’d like for you to meet Abby. She’s a great girl and perfect for your needs, and—”
“Not interested. I don’t want to date anyone right now,” I said.
“Come on, Caleb, she’s a great girl, and I’ve told her about the farm and—”
I banged my head on the table, my dark eyes narrowing toward them. “What part of ‘I’m not interested’ do you two not understand? I’m not going to meet her, and I’m not going to be with someone I’m not interested in. That’s that.”
My father turned to Leo, and then Leo cleared his throat.
“I figured you’d say this, Caleb. It’s a shame, but I really wish you understood the current situation you’re in,” he said.
I looked at him and then at my father. What in the world were they planning?
“What do you mean?”
“What I mean is this, Caleb. You need to go on a date with her, or else, if you refuse to, I’m going to come in and take the farm away,” he added.
I looked at the man like he was insane. “Did you hit your head or something? I own this farm.”
My father grabbed a piece of paper, rolling it out. “Not according to this contract.”
I looked at the contents, realizing what the hell was going on. Where it said that I owned the farm, there was a minor condition that said that my father could take the farm away whenever he wanted to, and I wouldn’t have any say in it, provided he could give a legitimate reason for doing so.
“You wouldn’t—”
“Oh, but I will. This whole place will be taken away, especially if you refuse to listen to what I have to say. Now, what do you think of my offer? Do you think you could go on a date with Abby and work things out?” he asked.
I looked at him and then at Leo.
“And if things go south, you won’t push this on me, right?” I asked him.
“Nope, we just want you to see her. I’d love it if you did that,” Leo said.
“Well, if you don’t end up together, you have a month to get married, or else I’ll step in and take over,” he said.
He was insane! How could my father do this? I looked at him, struggling to figure out what to do about any of this. I was pissed, and there was nothing I could do right now.
“Fine.”
“What was that?”
“Fine, I’ll do it. I’ll go on one date. But only one date. If I don’t like it, you promise not to force anything on me,” I said.
My father cleared his throat, turning to Leo.
“That’s fine, right?”
Leo nodded.
“Very well. I’ll humor your words. Make your decision, but remember that your future relies on this,” he said.
