Chapter 50 : The Rest of Our Lives

*Ava*

**TWO WEEKS LATER**

“Dad,” I say, sighing into the phone as I pace our new New York townhouse kitchen. “Calm down.”

“I will not! What do you mean ‘I moved in with Liam’? The man’s old enough to be your father!” my father shouts.

I hold the phone away from my ear. I probably could have heard him from Chicago without it. “Ouch, Dad, that was loud. And we already established that yes, Liam is a little older than me…”

“A little?! His daughter is your age!” my dad continues fuming.

“Yes…” I reply with failing patience. “And that’s kind of how we met…”

“‘Kind of’?” my father echoes.

I swallow. Maybe if he understands the context, he’ll be more okay with our relationship. After all, Mindy and he met at a mutual friend’s party. “Well, you see, there was this party…” I lay it out for him.

“He called you another woman’s name and you’re still with him?” my dad grumps.

Now I know he’s just trying to poke holes in my balloon. “Dad, I really thought you were over this. If y