Chapter 16: It’s A Surprise!

Minutes were slowly ticking away, but she was determined not to break them. However, she was getting tipsier by the second.  He groaned loudly, “You’re a tough nut as always, fine, I’ll tell you for real this time.”  “See, when we went our separate ways when your dad told you, you were getting married? Remember?” She nodded her head impatiently, urging him to continue, “Well, since I had nothing better to do, I went back to my parents in Paris, and that’s when they dropped the bombshell on me. They were retiring, and for me to take over the business, they wanted me to get a wife, or they’d hand the company over to my stupid cousin, Brad. Of course, that’s not what I wanted, but I didn’t care at that moment. I felt so betrayed, my parents and my mother had accepted me with open arms when they learned I was gay, and now they wanted me to get married. It didn’t make any sense at all. I pleaded and pleaded with them, but well, I guess society had already gotten to them. So they gave me a y