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“Baby, you don’t need to worry. They’ve known about my feelings for you for averylong time.”
“They have? Since when?”
“Well, Dad and Ruby made it clear the other night that I haven’t been very good at hiding it from the family. And Louis…” Maybe I shouldn’t tell him this. But…honesty. This is what I was going for. “He found me crying after prom and put two and two together.”
“Prom?” Silas frowned at me quizzically before horror dawned. “Oh my god, the night I lost my virginity.”
“It’s fine,” I said quickly, trying not to remember the first tender sting on my young heart.
Silas’s cheeks were red with mortification. “I told you all about it. Ingraphicdetail. Fuck, Kai. Why didn’t you just tell me to shut up?”
“You were so happy.” I shrugged. “I didn’t want to ruin that moment for you.”
He sighed, his head falling against my shoulder. “It’s a good thing I’ve decided you’re it for me because you say shit like that and I remember you can be a fucking idiot.”
“I’myourfucking idiot.” I kissed the tip of his nose. “And can I just say, I love that you’re still giving me shit. Nothing’s changed in that sense…and I love that.”
“Nothinghaschanged,” Silas emphasised. “We are the same as we always were, but now we are able to love each other the way we always should have.”
“There you are.” My dad’s booming voice had Silas trying to jump away from me. I tightened my hold, refusing to let his fear take over. “Your mum was starting to fret.”
With a few short strides, he was beside us. He didn’t miss a beat before throwing out his arms and wrapping us both in a big bear hug.
“Now, have you two sorted things out?”
“Umm…yes?” Silas’s voice was muffled by both mine and my dad’s chests.
“Sure about that?” Dad didn’t let us go. “Because if you’re coming here to tell us anything other than you’re desperately in love and giving a relationship a go, I’m not going to be pleased.”
“It’s okay,” I said to Dad, slapping him on the back. “We got everything sorted.”
“Good.” He stepped back, Silas inhaling a massive gasp of air as he stumbled slightly. “If you carried on much longer, I would’ve locked you both in a room and refused to let you out.”
Silas and I exchanged a fond grin. “Funny you should say that…”
I didn’t get any further before my mum was there, shoving between us to face Silas with her hands on her hips. “There you are, young man. I’ve got a bone to pick with you.”
The blood drained from Silas’s face as his gaze locked with mine over her head. For a heart-stopping second, I thought Silas was going to deny us. That his fear of losing the only family he’d ever known would trump his feelings for me.
I needed to learn to have more faith in Silas.
“I’m in love with Kai,” he said firmly to Mum. “I’m sorry if you’re unhappy with that, Mrs Parker, but we’re together. And, if I get my way, that won’t change any time soon.”
Mum didn’t move for a second. Then she clipped him around one ear. Then the other.
“Ouch,” Silas hissed, slamming his hand over his ears. “What’d I do?”
I hid my grin behind my hand. I loved how Silas wasworriedMum wouldn’t treat him like part of the family.
“First one was for calling meMrs Parkerlike I’m the cat’s mother rather than someone who practicallyraisedyou.”
Silas rubbed his ear sheepishly.
She grabbed his cheeks, forcing him to meet her gaze. Her voice was gentle. “The other was for eventhinkingI’d have an issue with you and Kai together. What on earth could give you that idea?”
Silas didn’t answer, but his eyes shuttered.Fucking Frank.
“Si.” I gently moved my mum to the side so I could take her place. “I know your mum fucked off and your dad is a complete cunt, but my parents love you. Wealldo. Like I’ve been trying to tell you, nothing will ever change that.”
