#Chapter219
/"Actually … I was talking about Emma’s baby./" Giovanni leans back with a wolfish grin and satisfied glint in his eye. The clatter of cutlery as Marissa drops her fork and gapes at me with open-mouthed shock. I realize she’s not the only one, Arrick’s girlfriend is practically bug-eyed gawping my way and no one is holding cutlery now except me.
/"Fuck’s sake…/" Jake snaps, raising a hand to pinch his brow, his elbow hitting the table to hold his arm up. He knows the shit is about to hit the fan and he’s waiting on it.
/"Dad, you’re an asshole./" Arrick cuts in, instantly, and Marissa erupts.
/"What the actual fuck?! Since fucking when?!/" She throws her napkin down on top of her food, glaring
at him then me, focusing on one after the other with sheer fury across her pouted mouth. She doesn’t look quite so attractive now and yet all I can do is lower my head and stare at my lap to try to control the surge of complete
