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“Well, that’s because you mostly haven’t dated at all since Caleb was born,” Rome points out. “Except for that idiot—oh, what’s his name? Rolex?”
“Felix.” I snicker. “And that was a huge mistake. One I won’t make again.”
“I have a hypothesis,” he says. “I think Dad’s decided to be interested in your love life because you attended that gala with Drew Montgomery.”
“So?”
“Don’t get me wrong,” he says, holding up his hands. “I like Drew a lot. His family’s great. I have no issues at all with him, and at the end of the day, it’s none of my business.”
“Okay.”
“But…you know Dad. Drew isn’t therightkind of guy for his daughter.”
“Uh, what the fuck, Rome?”
“Hey, I agree with you. But Dad’s a snob from way back.”
“So, if you attended an event with someone like, say, my assistant, for instance. Actually, that’s a good analogy because she’s Drew’s cousin. Nice girl, from a good family, attractive. Dad would say she isn’t good enough for you?”
“Well, no. He wouldn’t. He would probably slap me on the back, wink, and check out her tits.”
“Exactly. It’s completely ridiculous.”
“It’ll blow over,” he assures me. “I agree with you. It’s stupid and beyond sexist. But he’ll lose interest soon and move on to the next thing to fixate over. Don’t worry about it. Ignore him. So, are you dating Drew?”
“I wouldn’t call it dating,” I mutter. “I haven’t seen much of him lately, but I’m interested.”
“Does he know about Caleb?”
“Yeah, and he’s been really nice to him. Caleb asks about him and seems to like him.”
“Then I say see how it plays out. If he hurts you or the kid, I’ll kill him and have it covered up, but otherwise, I’m happy for you.”
That makes me laugh. Rome always knows how to lighten the mood.
But when I glance his way, he’s not smiling.
“Okay, caveman. Why did you come to my office today?”
“Because we heard back from the league on the uniform changes for next year.”
I raise a brow. “And?”
“They approved them.”
“Yessss.”
“Doyou have the movie cued up, buddy?” Carrying an enormous tub of buttered popcorn from the machine in the corner, I approach the couch where Caleb’s lounging.
“Why haven’t we seen Drew in a long time?” he asks, rather than answering my own question.
“Because he’s a coach, and the team has been traveling the last week or so.” This is one of the reasons that if I do start dating someone, even if it’s casually, I don’t introduce them to my son. He asks questions and gets attached. “Do you like Drew?”
“Sure, he’s nice. He’s funny. And he knows a lot about sports.”
I grin. These days, sports reign supreme in my son’s life. “Yeah, he does know a lot about sports.”
“Maybe we should see if he wants to come over for movie night.”
