Takeover: An enemies to lovers, single dad romance by Evelyn Sola

Author:Evelyn Sola [Sola, Evelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

34

“Thanks, Serge.”

My new driver gives me a curt nod. He closes the car door and walks ahead to open the door to Farida for me. For a man in his fifties with a noticeable paunch, he’s still light on his feet. He smiles and tips his hat.

“My pleasure, Ms. Tara,” he says, his Caribbean accent thick. “Just text me when you’re ready to return.” Still unsure of how to react to having my own driver, I smile and nod.

Cheryl is already waiting for me when I get there, but I soon realize she’s not alone. Vickie and Alan yell surprise when they see me, and I can’t help but roll my eyes at them.

“Since you didn’t invite us, we decided to crash,” Vickie says. “Besides, you can’t keep anything from us, anyway. We might as well know upfront.”

“I tried to sneak out, but these two are like bloodhounds. They were supposed to do something with your dad.”

“Dad’s gotta get another job. I’m not doing another jigsaw puzzle or ship in a bottle with him. And then the evil one was acting super evasive about where she was going. Good thing I overheard her and dad talking about it,” Alan says.

This time I roll my eyes at my nosy siblings.

“Please, don’t tell us you’re having man trouble already?” Vickie says.

“I’ll kick his ass while I’m in town.”

“Alan, please,” I tell him. “I’m not having man trouble, but…” I leave the sentence unfinished.

The waiter comes to our table, and because we’ve been here so many times, we all place our order without looking at the menu. Once he’s gone, I turn back to face Cheryl, who’s sitting in the booth across from me next to Alan.

“But what, darling?” Cheryl says.

I take a deep breath and say, “His ex-wife has decided she wants him back.” The table goes eerily quiet at my admission.

“Can I kick a woman’s ass?” Alan asks.

“No,” Vickie says. “But I can.”

Cheryl waves Vickie off, and Vick immediately shuts up while she waits for our stepmother to talk. “How do you know she wants him back?”

I reach for my water and take a sip before I tell them the entire story. From Lindsay’s reaction when she first met me to Ethan’s confession that she came to his office. I leave out the details about why their marriage ended since that is Ethan’s private business.

When I finish speaking, Alan leans back in his chair and whistles while Vickie mutters the word bitch under her breath.

“Honestly, this is why I’ve stayed away from men with kids. Not because of the kids. I love kids, but because the ex is always around.” I catch Cheryl’s eye. “I guess you have experience with that, evil one. Our mother is always in the background. You share holidays, graduations. Hell, she even crashed Dad’s sixtieth birthday party that you threw for him.”

Our food arrives, and Alan and Vickie dig into one of the platters of mini lamb chops. Cheryl takes her time loading her plate, but I’ve lost my appetite.

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