Two Wrongs: A Second Chance Romance (Hot Scots Book 2) by Donna Alam

Author:Donna Alam [Alam, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-02T18:30:00+00:00

‘Could you no’ have worn a t-shirt?’ Mac complains, as my father’s hairy paunch comes into view followed by a grating wave of static.

It’s late Monday evening, and Mac and I are sitting at my kitchen table, laptop in front. I feel sick—no surprise there—but this time, it’s accompanied by my stomach on a nervous spin cycle.

I can do this. I’m a grown-up. And a business woman. And . . . I don’t want to disappoint them.

That’s what it boils down to. The essence of it all. I prefer to be the nice girl; the daughter who causes no problems. The daughter who is nothing but a success.

‘Stella—we’re on!’ My dad’s voice carries across the ether, followed by my mother’s admonishment to sit down.

‘I suppose we should be happy he’s got trousers on,’ Mac says sotto voce.

‘I heard that,’ Dad replies. My father is a man of few words, which is just as well, because if talking was an Olympic sport, my mother could represent Scotland.

‘Now all we can see is the top of your heads. Angle the laptop screen down.’

‘It would be much easier to do this by email,’ says Mac from the corner of his mouth. ‘I told you that’s what you should’ve gone for.’

‘What?’ my mother interjects, sharply. ‘What’s going on? Is there something you don’t want to say?’ Neither Mac nor I answer. ‘Ivy?’

That’s right; go for the weak one.

‘I . . it’s nothing,’ I reply, all wide-eyed innocence directed at the screen. ‘Ow!’ My head swings to Mac. ‘What did y’do that for?’ I ask, rubbing my leg in the place he’s just pinched.

A line draws between his brows as he glares down at me then, as quick as a flash, he presses a button on my laptop—the one that enables, or in this case, disables the Wi-Fi connection.

‘Listen,’ he says seriously. ‘You’re a grown-up already. It’s time to start acting like one.’

‘What do you mean,’ I bluster. ‘You’re the one cutting them off.’ I gesture back at the screen as Mac makes a very Scottish noise from the back of his throat.

‘Stop worrying about what people will think for once in your life. You don’t need anyone’s approval. They’re your parents, for God’s sake.’ He uses both hands to point at the screen of my laptop. ‘If you can’t tell them the truth, you’re fucked. There’s no shame in being imperfect. They’ll still love you.’

I blink back the sudden sting of tears, and for the first time where Mac is concerned, I don’t have an answer. Not a comeback, rebuttal, or a snipe because his knife was honed and well-aimed. And the truth just fucking hurts.

‘Deep breath,’ he says, taking my hand in his. ‘You’re about to join their ranks—becoming a parent, I mean. Think of all the payback you’re due.’ Mac presses the button to reconnect the Wi-Fi, and the ridiculous connecting tone for Skype immediately begins to play.

‘George, sit down. There’s nothing wrong with the power cord; it’s just the wifey connection.’

‘It’s Wi-Fi, Stella,’ my dad corrects.

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