“I get it.” He shakes his head, chuckling. “If you’d just told me this months ago, I would have let it go.” “Oh, it’s that easy to shut you up?” “It is.” He rounds the counter and slings his arm around me. Mom returns to the kitchen and eyes us in amusement. “What’s going on?” “Case cheated on Gigi,” reveals Dad. She gasps. “No.” “Yes,” I tell her, “but it’s over now because I’m in love with somebody else. So, let’s all just move on.” Dad starts to cough. “In love with somebody else, huh?” Mom teases. She turns to Dad. “See? I told you.” He looks ill now. “Of all the men out there…”
