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won’t say that I’m not attracted to him, but if anything happens
between us, it is between us. You can’t push me and you definitely can’t push
him, do you understand that?”
    “Yes” Lee said grudgingly. “I just don’t want him to screw
it up. I think you would be good for him and Lord knows the boy is a dumbass
sometimes when it comes to feelings and all that crap.”
    I put my hand on his arm. “The fact that you care this much
makes you a good dad” I said, “although for future reference, the next woman
Griffin brings and dumps on you might not be so accepting of the whole
intention’s interrogation.”
    “Just never had to do it before so I’m not sure of what the
protocol is” he said.
    “Me neither” I said, “but I’m pretty sure the next step is
you telling me embarrassing stories about his childhood and showing me his
naked baby pictures.”

Chapter Seven
    The ringing of the telephone was jarring and I grabbed it.
    “Where the hell are you?”
    “Dad?” I asked, confusion in my voice.
    “No, it is not your father, although I’m sure he would have
some questions for you. It’s Jake” Griffin growled out.
    “Oh, morning, what’s up?” I sat up on the couch I had been
lying on.
    “Sean says he can’t find you and your car is still parked
outside your place.” He was still growling. Did not seem to be a morning
person.
    “Why are you talking to Sean?” I really needed coffee. This
conversation was not making any sense at all.
    “Beside the point Trudie. Back to the original question,
where are you?”
    “I’m still at your dad’s house.”
    “Why on earth would you still be there?” He sounded amazed.
    “We started talking and then it got late. I must have fallen
asleep on the couch because that’s where I am now, and it’s actually quite
comfortable, more than I thought it would be” I said as I pushed down on the
cushions.
    “My dad does not talk.”
    I looked up to see Lee holding out a coffee towards me.
    “Oh that is so wrong, he is really the chatty Kathy when you
get him going. He spent the night telling me everything about you, including
that one time with the cheerleader… Oh here he is with my morning coffee, I’ll
talk to you later.”
    Turning off my cell I wrapped my hands around the steaming
cup.
    “Thank you” I said.
    “Do you enjoy torturing my son?” Lee asked.
    “Makes my morning that much brighter” I said blowing across
the top of the mug.
    “I didn’t say anything about Jake and a cheerleader” Lee
said.
    “I saw the football photo of him in high school on the
mantle, trust me, somewhere there is a story with a cheerleader.”
    “I don’t think my boy is prepared for you” Lee said
chuckling. “I believe I’m going to enjoy this.”
    “Well you’d better get started, he’s not happy that I wasn’t
tucked up in my own bed last night and I’m guessing that right about now he is
blaming you.”
    “Not the first time that boy wasn’t happy with me.” Lee
shrugged. “Come on let’s get you home.”
    As I settled in the car and Lee started driving I noticed
him looking sideways at me.
    “What?” I asked.
    “Last night you said you had issues with cars, are you okay?”
    My face softened “I’m fine.”
    “Want to tell me what happened.”
    “Not much to tell, I was driving home when a drunk driver
swerved onto my side of the road and hit my car. Woke up several days later
unable to feel my legs.”
    Lee hissed his breath out.
    “I don’t remember anything about the actual accident. My
Uncle Frank is a cop and he was first on the scene. He’s told me about it. Held
my hand while they were cutting me out of the car. Refused to leave me until my
parents got to the hospital.”
    “Must have been tough on him” Lee commented. “Got to say,
that was always a nightmare I had when I attended a car accident, that it’d be
Jake or another kid I knew.”
    “Yeah, I didn’t realize how much it affected him until his
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