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response was not
a common one as it sounded a bit rusty. “I guess I am. Don’t worry this is as
new to me as it is to you. Jake’s never brought a woman home before, so I’m
probably going from an old script on this one.”
    “Well,” I said. “Since I have met Griffin he has hauled me
to the station to be interrogated several times. He has threatened to deport me
when I accidentally assaulted him. He bolted when he met my mother and I
haven’t seen him in two months. I meet up with him again today and he spends
pretty much the entire day scowling at me, and then he kidnaps me and dumps me
here. At this point I’ve got to say that if you are concerned for his virtue
with me, don’t worry, it is completely safe.”
    “That explains the weird mood he’s been in lately” Lee
muttered. “Look, I don’t want to interfere with whatever it is that my boy’s
doing.”
    “But you’re going to aren’t you?”
    “Only because I think he’s going to screw this up and I’ve
never seen him look at a woman like he looks at you.”
    I stared at Lee incredulously. “I don’t know what you think
you are seeing, but the expression that he has when he looks at me is generally
anger, with some exasperation and a little bit of annoyance. Maybe there’s a
flash of attraction every now and then but that is it.”
    “Not exactly how I’m interpreting it honey.”
    “So you’re the expert on feelings in your family then?” I
asked.
    Once again a bark of laughter came from Lee. “No, that’s the
goddamn truth. Jake’s mama was a rich college girl. She was beautiful, had the
most amazing green eyes, only thing she gave Jake. We pretty much fell in lust
straight away. She liked the whole big strong cop thing. She got pregnant, we
got married. When Jake was a few months old I got home from work, she passed him
to me, said she couldn’t be a cop’s wife anymore and walked out the door.
Sometime later I got divorce papers and neither Jake nor I have seen her since.
My parents were gone at that point so the only people to help me were the guys
at the precinct. Jake’s never really had a female influence in his life. Lucky
for me he didn’t go off the rails when he was a teenager, but he’s never been
serious enough about a woman to bring her to dinner with me, until today.” He
looked at me meaningfully.
    “I think you’re reading too much into this. Me being here
doesn’t mean anything” I protested. “We were doing a walk through at a crime
scene that I was a witness at. He just didn’t have time to get me home before
coming here.”
    “Of course” Lee replied.
    “Kind of strong willed yourself aren’t you?” I sighed.
    He smiled at me.
    “Look, I honestly don’t know what it is your son wants from
me.”
    Lee quirked an eyebrow up, looked like it was a family
trait.
    “Well of course I know” I said hurriedly my cheeks heating
up again. “I just haven’t seen him in two months, he disappeared right after I
thought there was something beginning between us.”
    “Jake doesn’t do permanent” his father said. “Part of that’s
my fault. After the number his mom pulled on us, I just wasn’t interested in
trying it again. Jake saw this and learned from it, probably not in the best
way. I was careful to never bring a woman home, didn’t want him to get attached
just to have them walk away. Jake grew up focused and strong. He wanted to be a
cop just like his old man. He wanted to be a great cop, nothing was going to
get in the way of that.”
    “Why are you telling me this?” I asked.
    “Because I’m getting old and looking at my regrets in life.
When I see him look at you I can see a future in his eyes that doesn’t revolve
around just being a cop. I want more for my boy than I had and you are the
closest I’ve been to getting it.”
    “Look, I don’t know what to say” I said carefully. “What is
or isn’t between us should stay like that. I can see that your son is a good
man and I