Jay opened the door to her family home and rushed inside. She did not give Matthew time to react, because she had a feeling the man was going to ask to come in for tea. Jay's father did not like Matthew, and if he found out she was alone with the man in a nonprofessional setting he would probably cause a scene.
Jay sighed heavily against the door; she did not move until she heard the sound of a car driving away. When she peeked out of the window and saw that Matthew was gone, she started to head for her bedroom. She was about halfway there when the hall light was switched on, and her father stood in her path glaring at her.
"Where did you tell me you would be?" Eric asked his daughter. Jay was way past the age of spankings, but she was afraid of her parents none-the-less.
"Out with Olivia, but daddy-"
