Fall For My Ex's Mafia Dad novel Chapter 213

I blink, realizing that I never thought about it, about the question of what I want to be to Kent. And what I want him to be to me.

I mean, Kent is overwhelming – even just learning to be around him is a lot, let alone considering if I want to be with him. I mean, is that even what I would want, if it was a possibility? Do I want to be more than Kent’s mafia mistress? Do I want to be his girlfriend? His –

“It’s all right, Fay,” Kent whispers, moving closer to me and putting a gentle hand on my cheek, probably seeing me think it through and freak out a little bit. “You don’t have to know now.”

“Okay,” I say, biting my lip. “I don’t know – but Kent, I don’t want to live my life in secret. I don’t want to have to scurry around like a little rat, worried about who is going to find out. I don’t want to have to lie – and people are going to find out – they already have!”

“Who?” Kent asks, frowning. I hesitate but he glares at me a little, so I give in.

“Well, Daniel, obviously,” I say and he tilts his head, because he knows by my tone that there’s more. “And…Jerome.”

“Jerome?” Kent asks, surprised.

“Jerome is smarter than you give him credit for,” I say, raising my eyebrows. “He’s…perceptive.”

“He’s also obsessed with you,” Kent mutters angrily, looking away, his expression mildly murderous now. I burst out into a little laugh now because – well, because I’m not the member of this household who Jerome is actually obsessed with. Kent snaps my gaze back to me, curious, but I shake my head a little as I smile, letting him know that I’m keeping this secret. He sighs and lets me.

“Fay,” Kent says quietly after a moment of silence. “I’m sorry.”