My Dad's Best Friend

"Do you think I should have a boyfriend?" "That's none of my business, kiddo." "I am not a kiddo." His lips twitch. "You just pouted like one." Damn it. I knew he still thought of me as if I were a little girl. Can't he see I'm all grown up now? That I am looking at him? That I can't stop looking at him? "I am doing it your business," I insist. "So what do you think?" "About?" "Should I get a boyfriend?" "No." My heart nearly rips my ribcage open and hops out to dance at his feet. He said I shouldn't get a boyfriend. That can't be meaningless, right? "Why not?" I try to sound cool, but I can't control the tremor at the end. "King wouldn't like it." Oh. So it's back to my dad again. Seems I am out for blood, though, because I still refuse to drop it. "How about you?" "How about me?" "Would you like it if I had a boyfriend?" He pauses, then says, "I would be neutral." Right. Of course, he would. *** Genenvieve has always been in love with Daniel, her father's best friend. On her 18th birthday, she kisses him, and is immediately rejected by him. After that, Genevieve never heard from him again. Two years pass, and Daniel has an incredible night with a mysterious woman. He couldn't imagine that this woman was Genevieve, his best friend's daughter...