Destiny Undone 6 by Heartley Amanda

Author:Heartley, Amanda [Heartley, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New adult romance, coming of age, Contemporary Romance, Erotic romance
Publisher: Heartley Publishing
Published: 2015-12-09T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six — Pepper

Mills had made arrangements for dinner on Wednesday at Daddy’s and apart from Gabe, Daddy and Charlotte were there, of course, Fallon and his dad and, last but not least, Evangeline. Throughout dinner, she’d been on her best behavior, sipping at the same glass of wine and making conversation with everyone. No doubt her reduced alcohol intake contributed to her new-found pleasantness.

The center of attention, however, was Cha-Cha—Mills’ Maltese pup, who trotted from chair to chair and stood on her hind legs, begging for morsels. With any other dog, that sort of behavior would be frowned upon, but Cha-Cha was so charming that we were all guilty of pandering to her doggie delinquency.

Gabe was back to his old self and the perfect gentleman. When I introduced him to Evangeline, he was very relaxed—convincing her this was the first time they’d met when, in fact, on their first encounter he’d seen her drunk, disorderly and bedraggled, having just dismounted from Church’s dick at Mill’s birthday party.

I guess that’s one of the reasons they say ignorance is bliss—if Evangeline had even suspected that Gabe had witnessed her behavior that day, she’d have crawled away in shame, perhaps joining Cha-Cha under the table. And when Fallon’s dad insisted that Gabe call him by his first name, Gabe replied, “Yes, sir, Yassir,” and I cringed a little. I imagined Yassir had heard that a million times, but we all got a laugh out of it nonetheless.

Yassir seemed nervous throughout dinner, fidgeting and glancing about. I guessed some people got nervous when visiting a stranger’s home without the social buffer of a spouse by their side, but everybody was very gracious, drawing him into each conversation, but I couldn’t help wondering if Yassir was focused on some agenda—other than socializing.

Gabe brought us up to date on the progress of the preparations for the whale’s arrival, as well as Saturday’s opening and banquet and I was glad to hear that everything was going smoothly.

“And you’ll still be attending, right?” he asked, turning toward Dad and Charlotte.

“Oh, yes,” Dad replied. “Wouldn’t miss it for anything.”

“Glad to hear that. We wouldn’t be having either of these events, if it weren’t for your generosity, so thank you again, sir,” he said.

Dad brushed away the compliment. “I’m just sorry I’ve caused you so much work, Gabe” he laughed, then became more serious. “I’m glad I could help. Sure, when you get to be my age, you think about leaving behind a legacy of some sort… not to diminish the pride I feel for our two beautiful daughters, of course.” He glanced at Evangeline as he said it, and she nodded her head thoughtfully.

Dad continued. “But it’ll be a boon for the community as well. Destiny Beach and the surrounding area will benefit from the increased tourism real estate values are bound to increase, so everybody wins.”

Maria had slipped silently into the room and I saw Mills whisper into her ear the she and her helpers cleared the table of dishes and returned with candles and glasses.

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