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Dad’s shoulders stiffen. “You never should have had a child with her. She is going to take you for everything you’re worth.”
There’s a knock on my door before it opens. Two security guards enter, both of them standing behind my father.
“It’s time to leave,” I say, as I nod to the security guards. “You can either walk out of here on your own or I can have them drag you out.”
“You’re going to do this to your own father?” He shakes his head. “You’ll run this company to the ground. As of now, I am taking it back.”
“This business is in my name. You will do nothing. As for how I could do this to you, you did this to yourself when you decided to fuck with my family.”
Dad shakes his head and turns around, leaving the office. The security guards follow behind him. I pull up the camera feed on my computer and watch as they escort him out of the building and to the parking lot.
As soon as his car drives away, I slump in my seat and run a hand down my face.
I didn’t want to do that to my own father, but there’s nothing else I could have done.
He’s crossing lines left and right. While I may allow him to walk into the business and make my life more difficult, it’s not happening with Kendall. She doesn’t deserve that shit from him.
I sigh and reach for my phone, dialing her number.
“Hey,” she says, her sweet voice easing away some of the anger flowing through me. “I thought you were going to be busy with work today. Is something wrong?”
“I just had an enlightening conversation with my father.” I spin in my chair to look out the window. “It turns out that he’s been the one sending reporters after us.”
There’s a small part of me that thinks I should keep the conversation with Dad hidden from her. I don’t want to hurt her. She needs to know the truth though, even if it is going to upset her.
“Oh?” Her voice is tight. “Is that so? Why would he do that?”
“Another tactic to try and make you leave me.” My heart slams against my ribcage at her silence. “I kicked him out of my office. Had him escorted out, actually.”
“And how did that go?”
“Not well, but he fucked with my family. You and our baby matter more to me than anything else. I want him and Mom to be part of our lives, but if they aren’t going to treat you with respect then they aren’t welcome.”
Kendall sighs. “I don’t want to drive a wedge between you and your family. I know what it’s like to not have your parents in your life. I don’t want that for you.”
“I’ll talk to them about it eventually and see if there’s a way that we can all get along, but right now this is the way it is.”
“I’m sorry that this is happening. Is there anything you need?”
I watch the clouds floating across the blue sky. “Some time with you would be great. You want to get lunch together?”
“Why don’t I pick something up and meet you at your office?”
“Sounds perfect to me. See you around noon?”
“Works for me.” She shuffles something around on the other end of the line. “I love you.”
“I love you too. Drive safe.”
Kendall hangs up and I’m left staring out the window and wondering how to move forward with my family from here.
I want my parents to be in their grandchild’s life, but I’m not going to settle for anything less than them respecting Kendall as she deserves.
She is the woman I plan to spend the rest of my life with, and if they can’t get over their prejudice then they will miss out on a lot.
I hate how much it bothers me.
“Here’s lunch,” Kendall says as she walks into my office a few hours later with a bright smile. She dangles a paper bag with one hand and the scent of burgers fills the room.
