Her Older Professor: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance (Daddy Knows Better Book 4) by Liz Fox
Author:Liz Fox [Fox, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-11T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 6
Allie
I hoped that taking a pair of scissors to the Voltaire at Max Volume book jacket might make me feel better, but so far, Iâm just as angry and humiliated as when I stormed back into my apartment last night after my unfortunate discovery at Damianâs house.
I gather up the tiny scraps of paper and deposit them in the trash, along with the rest of his book. The other offending volume, Augustin Wellsâ copy of Les Illuminations, is far too precious to suffer the same fate. It sits wrapped in clear plastic on my coffee table until I drop it off at the department office for Damian to find in his mailbox.
It was a gift, but I canât bear to keep it.
I pick up my phone and call Hannah.
âAllie-Pallie,â she sings as she answers the phone. âWhereâve you been?â
âSorry, Hannah Banana,â I say. âItâs been a wild few days.â
âGood wild or bad wild?â she asks. I hear a low voice murmuring in the background. My dad, I assume.
âBad,â I say. Admitting it to someone else makes the pain flare bright and hot in my chest, and I canât stop the sob that follows. âCan you come over?â
âOh, Allie,â she says. âOf course I can. Iâll be there in ten.â
âOkay.â My voice wobbles and I sniffle. âI love you.â
âLove you too, Allie-Pallie. Whatever it is, we can fix it,â she says.
Nine minutes later, Hannah barges in without bothering to knock, carrying a reusable grocery bag. She sets it on the counter and pulls out a bottle of wine and a pint of Cherry Garcia ice cream.
âSpoons and a bottle opener,â she says. âAnd two glasses.â
I dig through the still-unpacked boxes and pull out a couple of spoons and the bottle opener, but give up on locating the glassware, so we settle for coffee mugs.
Hannah pours rosé into a mug that reads No Coffee Before Talky. She hands it to me and fills another mug for herself, this one featuring an orange cartoon cat and the phrase I Hate Mondays. She grabs the ice cream and spoons with her free hand and ushers me to the couch.
âStart from the beginning,â she instructs as she pries open the ice cream and hands me a spoon.
I dissolve into tears.
And talk.
Hannah doesnât say anything while I tell her the whole story, just gazes at me thoughtfully as she eats periodic spoonfuls of ice cream.
ââ¦and then I left,â I finish. Iâve cried so hard that my face feels almost hot and my throat is sore. I eat another spoonful of ice cream and let the cold soothe away the ache.
I look up at Allie and wait for her reaction.
To my shock, she laughs.
âWhatâs so funny?â I demand.
âAllie,â she says, still giggling. âYouâve been so cool about my relationship with your dad and I didnât realize that it might be because you also like âemâyou know, older.â
I grab a tissue and wipe at my snotty nose. âYouâre right,â I say with a weepy little laugh. âIt is kind of funny.
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