“She doesn’t choose well.”
“From what I understand he had you all fooled as well.”
“And what makes you any different.” Keller asked. “You are all over the internet, pictures of girls sucking you off--.”
“That was before Taelyn. Irish I don’t have to explain my shit to him in order for you and I to do our thing, do I?”
“No.” She looked at her brothers. “We love each other you’ll have to accept it.”
“Irish?”
“Keller don’t--.”
“This has got to be a joke. You can’t seriously want a man like this. He comes here to get a nightstand and kicks Dan’s ass. He’s got you living with him--.”
“We’re going to be together. No need for this discussion.”
“Fine so tell me what’s so different about Steel?”
“Everything.” I looked at Xavier and smiled.
“Dad you seriously can’t let this punk--.”
“Daniel cheated on me. Xavier was there for me.”
“To get in your pants!”
“No to stop him from hurting me.--.”
Xavier grabbed my hand. “You don’t have to sell me to anyone.
“This douche has a bad temper Taelyn. You think he drove five hours for a nightstand? He did it so that he could--.”
“Not that I want to keep living this nightmare and correct me if I’m wrong Xavier. You probably drove here more because he hit me. Because you wanted to--.”
“Daniel what?” All the men at the table said at the same time.
“When I broke up with him, and no you don’t get all the details, it’s incredibly humiliating but I confronted him. Punched him and he hit me back. He held me down--.”
“Don’t get yourself all worked up babe.” Xavier rubbed my back. “It won’t ever happen again.”
“Why didn’t you tell us?”
“Why didn’t you know that the piece of shit banging your sister was screwing around on her? Why didn’t you know that he has a blow problem and that she was busting her ass to make sure he could go to Harvard while she footed the bill and he snorted his trust fund away? Here’s the deal. We’re getting married--.”
“Taelyn for Christ sake move home. He can--.”
“Over my dead body,” Xavier sneered at Kaen.
“That can be arranged,” Kaen sneered back.
“Don’t talk to him like that. He’s been amazing.”
“Yeah we see that online.”
“Yet you can’t seem to figure out Danny boy had a little fuck pad at property your company over sees security at--.”
“We took over the two days before your sorry ass showed up.”
“My sorry ass?”
“Enough! You’ll have to learn to get along. I love him. We’re getting married--.”
“Did he have the decency to ask you Dad?” Keller snapped.
“He told me he cut off his left nut before he chose the Soxs over his New York team. Shows conviction. Your mother likes him. She wasn’t sold on Daniel. Your sister is--.”
“Head over heels in love and eight weeks pregnant.” I said quietly.
“What the hell did you just say?” Kaen snapped.
“You heard me, now hear me again. Your niece--.”
“Nephew,” Xavier whispered. “Oh and while you’re breaking the news, let your father know he’ll be a Yankees fan.”
Dad huffed. “We’ll see about that.”
“Sorry but it’s gonna happen.” Xavier smiled back.
“You Catholic?” My dad asked.
“Yes. Although I must admit I haven’t attended mass a lot lately. And when I did it was more for the wine and all the girls.”