Chapter 44: OMG!

Sassy nods.

“Yes, but what happened?” she demands. “I mean, guns? Violence?Duke? How in the world?”

With that, Xander begins to speak, filling in the gaps. My man is straightforward and honest. He doesn’t get into the details, but he does mention that we were making love when Vinnie saw us.

“Wait, what?!” Sassy gasps. “You were doing the what what? Come again?”

Tears fill my eyes.

“Please don’t be mad Sassy,” I beg. “It just happened between me and your dad. Neither of us expected it.”

Xander nods.

“Sparks flew, honey, and that was it. Sophia and I spent the weekend together at the cabin, and I hope you can accept our relationship because what we feel for each other is real. Maybe it was forged in fire, given the circumstances, but it’s also very genuine.”

Sassy’s jaw drops down to the ground and her eyes are almost comically wide as they dart back and forth between her father and me. For what feels like an eternity, she doesn’t move, but then she leaps into action.

“Of course I’m not