Chapter 22: TALON

??I forgot that she would have to discard the coat once we got there, and by the looks of it she thought it was cute that she got one over on me. It was evident in the smirk she gave me, and the way the three women got to whispering and giggling behind their hands while looking at my sorry ass. My own mother, damn.

Grandpa had finally shown up and given my girl the once over and his stamp of approval. Nonna was being her tyrannical self as usual. ??"Talon dear I didn't get a chance to see Kevin. I have to see him and his Stephanie before we go, how is he by the way?"

??"Kevin's good, he was with me at the station, in fact he was with me all day."

"Of course he was, he's a good boy, he would never leave you in a situation like that. Speaking of which, what ever happened to all those etiquette classes your poor mother sent you t? Didn't they teach you about brawling in the street?"

"I never took any etiquette classes nonna." What am I a pansy ass? Why was she tr