Chapter 241

‘So your dad never mentioned our little shenanigans, huh?’ Jay asked, a twinkle in his eye as he took a sip of his coffee. ‘Drank each other under the table more times than I care to admit, that’s for sure. Tearing through mountain passes in our souped-up Ferraris and… well, let’s just say we gave those European playboys a run for their money.’ His smile reminded Elodie of Ari, and she suddenly had a vision of what her boyfriend would look like in three decades. ‘But all that was a lifetime ago. Ray wanted to make a fresh start when he married your mother. That’s why he left Italy and settled in Los Montical.’ ‘So you and Dad were close friends?’ Elodie asked. Then how come she’d never heard her father mention Jay’s name? And during the numerous trips they took when she was a kid, her dad never once brought her to Italy or this island. Jay laughed, a deep, hearty sound that filled the room. ‘Not at first, my dear. Your father and I started off on opposite sides of the table, but we soo