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My heart warms at his words. He’s the first person since Dad to get annoyed by what people say about me. What I wouldn’t give to have him as my protector. But it’s a pipe dream. No one looks past all the rumors and gossip to see the true Love Hill.
He falls into step with me and we continue to my house in silence. I can practically feel his curiosity attempting to burst out of him, but he doesn’t speak until I’m opening my front door.
“Is what they said true?”
I scowl. “I’m not a homewrecker.”
If men can’t keep it in their pants, it’s not my fault. It’stheirfault. But somehow, I’m always the bad guy in the scenario.
“You don’t go after married men?”
“What business is it of yours?”
“You’re a part of my daughter’s life. I think I have a right to know if the person she spends the day with has no morals.”
“No morals?” I hiss at him. “You have no idea what—”
I pause when I notice Sage strolling past my house. And by strolling, I mean moving super slow to be certain she doesn’t miss a word.
“Let’s discuss this inside.”
He follows me into the house and I shut the door behind us. He frowns as he studies the living room. I realize the interior of my house could use some updating, but first I need a new roof.
New roof. Good reminder. The roof is the reason I’m working for Damon in the first place. The reason he’s allowed to ask me questions I don’t want to answer. Questions I usually refuse to answer since no one in Winter Falls cares about the truth anyway.
“This is a big house for one person.”
I motion for him to have a seat on the chair while I sit on the sofa. The second my butt hits the sofa I remember why I always sit in the armchair. The padding on this sofa is pretty much non-existent. I wave my hand in front of my face. It’s also dusty.
Damon clears his throat. “It’s important to me my daughter be around someone who has a solid moral ground. Especially since I don’t think her birth mother paid much attention to her for the first four years of her life.”
At his explanation, my will to fight him evaporates. I don’t want to argue with him about my morals and values. What happens when he decides I’m not someone his daughter should be around?
“Maybe I should quit.”
He rubs a hand over his beard. “Quitting seems kind of drastic.”
I shrug. “What’s the alternative? You basically want me to sit here and defend every decision I’ve ever made in my life to prove I’m worthy of your daughter. I won’t do it.”
He flinches. “I don’t want you to defendeverydecision you’ve made.”
“Really? You already asked me if what your sisters-in-law said is true.”
“I’m in unchartered water here. I don’t know what to do. Skye hasn’t been in my life for very long. I don’t want to screw things up for her. I don’t want to screw her up.”
I frown. “You’re not going to screw Skye up.”
“How do you know? I didn’t exactly have a good example growing up.”
I’ve heard all about how his dad was a philanderer. It’s not hard to know his family’s story. When you live in a small town, secrets and privacy are a thing of the past.
“Your mom is a good mother.”
“Mom is the best. Why she put up with my dad is beyond me.”
I snort. “Seriously? You don’t know why?”
“Dad was a cheater.”
