Her Dad’s Best Friend novel Chapter 22

“What? No!”

“Who is it?”

The darkness outside makes me feel like I can tell this stranger what’s going on. I can confess my sins in the dark. I won’t see him again, anyway.

“It’s my dad’s best friend.”

He whistles. “That’s pretty bad.”

“I know.” But I straighten up and lift my chin. “I’ll figure it out.”

“How does your dad feel about it?”

“He hates it. He cut me off, so now I have to find a job.”

“Is that the worst thing in the world?”

“No. But my last one was for…him…and now I have to list him as a reference.”

“That’s complicated.”

“I know.” I feel a lot better just after talking, though. “You’re a really good listener. I think you’ll make a good therapist.”

“It’s easy to listen to a pretty girl like you.” He smiles at me.

“Get the fuck away from her.”

Both of us turn and look at Link, who is standing next to us. I was so absorbed in telling my sad story that I didn’t notice that Link had tracked me here.

“What? We’ve never even…how do you know that we’re compatible.”

“I could show you right now in my car, but I’m going to wait until we get back to your apartment. Your roommate is here, right?”

“Yeah. She’s probably going to stay here and come back in the morning.”

“Good. Then I can take it slow with you.”

First Time

Link

I park in one of the visitor spots at her apartment building. Then we’re walking into her place. She swipes a card that she tucked into her bra. And then we’re in the elevator. I hold her close.