Skaterboi Ch. 07

My dad had gone back to Florida and I had made no attempt to reconnect. Nor did I want to. but I knew I had to set an example. I bit the inside of my mouth as I forced a reply, "sure. But you know the reasons why I went no-contact, in the first place."

"Yeah, because he wants to know your five-year plan," she said in a matter of fact tone. "He wants to be up your ass in the name of parental love."

Val burst into laughter. "Oh god, I'm so sorry." He gripped his side, gasping for air.

Invite him back. show him he has nothing to worry about. and just for shits and giggles, we can let him meet my mom."

What did I even want to do in the next five years? I wanted to be here. "We can elope."

"Elope?" Kat said with a laugh.

"Go to the city hall, get married in front of a judge. I want to commit myself to your family." I felt Val reaching for my hand. I gave him a tender squeeze.

Val kissed my hand, picking a finger at random to suck on. "You want to marry both of us?"

I wished he hadn't said that. Because I honestly did. "I'd still live here, I'd still take care of you. Nothing would change except that if I ever try to be an immature little shit and run off to fuck knows where. You can sick the Kat on me."

Now Kat was smiling. "We can go to Vegas."

I liked that idea; what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. "Just you, me and Val?"

"And my mother and your father."

"No fucking way," I replied with deadpan seriousness. "We can have a party, a formal dinner, whatever the fuck you want. But I want our wedding to be... a moment."

"Your moment, Groomzilla?" Kat asked.

"Yeah, you can say that." I preferred to think of it as the calm before the storm.