The Senator's Son 1 by Anna Albo

Author:Anna Albo [Albo, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, New Adult, first love, good guys, friends to lovers, sweetheart, young love
Publisher: Anna Albo
Published: 2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

ZACH

Dad led me into the study. What had I done now? Or worse, what had I not done? I took my seat across from him as he shuffled through papers on his desk. He took off his glasses and set them down.

"I see you got your marks up. Your mother and I are pleased."

The threat of being cut off could scare anyone straight.

"I've been working hard."

"Good. We're proud of you."

"Thanks, Dad." I knew he meant it. Dad was out of town for most of the year, but he still tried to be around for us. I had to give him credit for that.

"About Steve."

"I know. She insisted on having him here."

"If he steps out of line, I want to know. That bastard will not embarrass us tomorrow."

"I'll let you know if I see anything untoward."

"I thought Genie might tire of him, but clearly I was wrong. How serious are those two?"

"I don't know for sure." I couldn't tell him she was living with that idiot.

Dad leaned back in his chair and tilted his head. "About this Emma. Who is she?"

"A friend."

Dad nodded. "A friend who lives with you."

My mouth fell open. How the hell did he know? "Who told you?"

"Your sister."

Shit! Genie and her big mouth. Could she not keep a secret? And here I was covering her ass while she was blabbing any chance she could get. "Dad, it's not what you think."

"Zach, I was once twenty years old. I know how this works."

"Really, it's all innocent. I'm helping her out because she fell into some trouble."

Dad's eyebrows raised. "What sort of trouble?"

Right, optics. I gave him the shortest version I could of the story regarding Jake and Bianca. "She needed a place to stay,” I finished. “It's temporary."

"That Smythe family drives me crazy. They are supporters, but those kids of theirs are uncontrollable."

Meaning, especially, Bianca's older brother, the cokehead. "I know. Bianca isn't a nice person."

Dad grunted. "That's putting it mildly. But back to this girl, Emma. She doesn't have any baggage we need to worry about? If people find out about your situation with her, they may get the wrong idea. We don't need any trouble."

"She's a small-town girl, nothing more. And like she said, her Dad owns an antique shop. Her mother is out of the picture." Did I tell Dad more? "Look, her parents were very young, teenagers, when they had her. Her mom walked out and her dad raised her with the help of his parents. Nothing else."

"She seems like a good kid. Don't let her distract you."

"I won't."

"And if you're wondering, I know about Genie's living arrangements too. She's not fooling anyone."

I fought a smile. Nothing got past Dad. "I'm not sure what you're talking about."

Dad smirked. "That's all then. If you're hungry, Louisa made dinner."

For once I left a meeting with Dad unscathed.

Next up was Mom. She was off the phone now and enjoying a late dinner with Louisa. They were gabbing about the party and Mom motioned for me to sit next to her.

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