He jumped down off the stool and made a run for the door. I rushed to follow, pulling it open to find Stoney in all his biker glory.
“Hi,” I said. “Come on in.”
“Stoney!” Felix squeaked, jumping up and down.
“Hey, buddy, how ya doin’?” Stoney lifted him and hugged him.
“I’m good. Come meet Nonno and Nonna.”
“Okay,” he said, setting Felix on his feet. Felix grabbed his hand and started dragging him down the hall.
I tried not to pout because we had no privacy for a hello kiss as I followed the pair, enjoying the view of Stoney’s ass as he walked in front of me.
“Nonno, Nonna, this is my dad, Stoney.”
Both Stoney and I froze for a split second, and I had to force back happy tears.
“It’s lovely to see you, Stoney,” Mom said. “Welcome.”
Dad shook his hand and my brother just eyed him. I glared at Luca and gave him a sharp nod, warning him silently to be nice. Luca rolled his eyes and softened his expression, but didn’t move to shake Stoney’s hand and it pissed me off.
“I’m gonna borrow Luca for a minute,” I said, and grabbed my brother’s arm. “Come with me.”
“Ow,” he said, trying to pull away, but I held firm as I dragged him into what used to be my old bedroom.
“Don’t be a dick.”
“You brought a criminal into our parents’ home, Bree, dick is all I can be.”
I let out a frustrated squeak. “That man is Felix’s father, ergo, he’s a part of the family. You need to wrap your mind around that and learn how to be nice.”
“Is it just because he’s Felix’s bio?”
“Yes.”
He narrowed his eyes and leaned forward. “You like him.”
“Of course, I like him. He’s nice.”
“Yeah, but you like him more than that.” He scowled. “You slept with him.”
“I didnot!”
“You want to though, huh?”
“You are such an asshole,” I hissed, and stormed out of the bedroom. I took a deep breath, then another, wiping my palms on my jeans and forcing a smile as I walked back into the kitchen. “What can I do?”
“Stoney and Felix are setting the table, so if you want to help carry dishes out, we’re ready,” Mom said.
Once the food was on the table, we all took our seats, Stoney next to me, Luca next to Felix, and Mom and Dad at the heads of the table, then Daddy said a prayer, and it was time to eat.
“So, Stoney, what do you do for a living?” Dad asked.
“I’m a mechanic.”
“That’s a good skill to have,” Mom said.
“Where do you work?” Dad asked.
