“I’m going to assume this is exactly what it looks like,” Dad sneered before I could answer his first rhetorical question. He sat in his chair with more force than necessary.
“Pretty much,” I said casually. I didn’t have to answer to anyone when it came to who I fucked. Fake girlfriend or not.
“At school? You couldn’t even wait to do it in the privacy of your own room?” He asked, narrowing his eyes.
“When the mood strikes…” I smiled.
Dad slammed his fists down on the table–he liked doing that. “Dammit, Kane! I expect you to be more careful. Someone saw you getting out of the car and sent these pictures to Lauren. She showed them to her father. Understandably, he’s pissed. Our deal was that you’d keep Lauren occupied. How are you supposed to do that when you’re screwing around at school?”
Here we fucking go again…
“Do I need to be here for this?” Dani asked as she spun the ring on her thumb and tapped her foot. She was nervous–most likely due to her dad drilling holes into her head with his beady eyes.
Dante grunted, shoving to his feet like he wanted to jump across the table. “You’re going to ruin this deal for us because you can’t keep your legs closed. What the fuck’s the matter with you?”
“Nothing’s wrong with me. I don’t know why I’m even here. I didn’t do anything wrong. He’s the one with a girlfriend.”
I was about to inform heryet againthat I didn’t have a girlfriend when Dad interrupted. “How can I make this clearer? And this goes forbothof you. We need the Arlingtons on our side. They control everything in Castle Grove’s government. You’re not doing us any favors by embarrassing Arnold’s daughter.”
I knew he had a point, but at the moment, I truly didn’t give a fuck. I glanced next to me, thinking about later. Thinking about how I was going to rip Dani’s clothes off her and fuck her so hard that–
“It won’t happen again Gio,” Dani said, standing up and avoiding eye contact with the men across from us.
“You’re right about that,” Dad said. “I don’t want you two working together anymore. Danica can work with Xavier or Dom. Kane, your focus is on Lauren now.”
My eyes burned Dad’s face and Dani let out a deep breath. She would never admit it, but I knew she was jealous that I was spending time with Lauren. Shit was about to get even worse because no matter what I said, Dad’s mind was made up.
“Don’t look at me like that, Kane. You know damn well you fucked up. This is how it has to be. I can’t trust you two together.”
“We’re not children. If we want to fuck each other, that’s our decision and it’s really nobody’s goddamn business!” I yelled.
“Kane,” Dani gritted through her teeth. She took my hand and pulled me from the chair I had been spinning in. “I need to talk to him.”
She led me out of Dad’s office and down the hall, into the library. It was one of the few places in the house that wasn’t overly surveilled.
Dani’s shoulders sagged as she turned to me once the door was closed. “I know I’m not an expert at familial relationships, but you need tochill the fuck out. You’re never going to win against your dad. You’re just making shit worse. Forbothof us.”
“He can’t control my entire life, Dani. I’m fucking sick of it. I can fuck whoever I want to, whenever I want to.”
“Agreed. Just stop advertising it. Do what I do–play it cool in front of ourbossesand do what you want in private,” she shrugged. “I’m proud of you for speaking up but…after talking with Dom about everything, it doesn’t sound like you’ll be getting out of this.”
She was right–Arnold Arlington had us by the nuts. He didn’t give a fuck about our businesses or what we did, but he knew he could use his power–the threat of shutting us down–to get us to do his dirty work. Add in the fact that his brother ran the police in Castle Grove…
We were royally fucked.
“I guess you’re right…” I relented. “Will you do me a favor?”
Her bright blue eyes sparkled as she nodded. I put my hand on the side of her neck and pulled her face close to mine. “Stop calling that bitch my girlfriend. I’m not laying a finger on her. I can’t stand her.”
“Do you promise that you won’t? Because that’s the only way your cock is getting near me again.”
I stroked her bottom lip with my thumb. I’d never promised shit to anyone–especially someone I was fucking. “I promise.”
She bit her lip as she trailed a finger down my chest, stopping at the top of my pants. “Now go be a good boy and tell your daddy you won’t play with me anymore.”
She watched my throat bob as I swallowed, thinking about fucking her against the bookcase behind her. Thrusting my cock into her in front of a row of first editions Dad had collected over the years.
“I’m gonna go find Gemma,” Dani said as she extracted herself from me.