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like that.”
Her dad looked at Sir suspiciously. “Why did you really come today, Mr. Davis?”
“I plan to take your daughter out of the country. We are headed to Russia and I felt it was important for all of us to meet.”
“What?!” Her dad turned to her mother, a look of sheer disgust on his face. He turned back to Sir. “Just because your father was rich and famous does not give you the right to do whatever you want or…” he looked directly at Brie, “take whatever you want.”
Brie couldn’t stay quiet any longer. “Dad, this isn’t a case of me asking your permission to go to Russia. We came today so you could meet the man I love. That’s it. I don’t need your permission for anything. I’m twenty-two, remember?”
He stood up, fuming. “Do you know how stupid that sounds? Twenty-two. You’re still just a kid!”
She closed her eyes, collecting herself before replying, “I’m an adult, whether you want to face that fact or not.”
“You’re not an adult!” her father answered emphatically.
Her mom moved over to her father, putting a hand on his shoulder. “Bill, we need to be reasonable here. Brie could have kept us in the dark and taken off to God knows where.” Her eyes started to tear up. “She’s all we have. I couldn’t bear not knowing where she is.”
“My point exactly,” Sir stated.
Brie’s father snarled at him, “You do not have permission to take her, Mr. Davis.”
Sir nodded his understanding but answered calmly, “Then I leave the decision to your daughter.”
It was time to change the traditional dynamics of child and parent. Her parents needed to see her as an adult, free to make her own decisions—and her own mistakes. “I respect you both, but I am choosing to go with Thane to Russia. Either you can accept my decision…or not.”
Her father wouldn’t even look Sir in the eye when he spoke. “I do not approve of you, Mr. Davis. However, it is obvious I have no influence over my daughter so I will do as she says and accept it, but do not think for one second I am happy about this.”
“I will take good care of her.”
Her father snorted in disgust.
“Don’t you dare let anything happen to our Brie, Mr. Davis,” her mother added. Her mother grabbed her daughter in a death grip. “I’ve missed you so much, Brie darling! We never talk anymore… and now this.”
Her father said gruffly, “If anything should happen—anything at all—little girl, you call me and I will be on the next flight out to get you.”
“You don’t have to worry, Dad,” she said, reaching out to give her father a hug. He moved out of her reach, making his feelings painfully clear.
“It will be unnecessary to come for her, Mr. Bennett.” Sir said, getting up and pulling a card from his breast pocket. He held it out to the man. “But if you wish to speak to her this is the number to reach both of us. Keep in mind the time difference and the fact we will be out sightseeing much of the day and into the night.”
Her father refused to take the card.
Her mom let go of Brie to take it from Sir. “Thank you.” She added apologetically, “I am truly sorry about what happened to your family.”
Brie saw it even if her mother did not, that brief flicker of pain before Sir replied. “It was an unfortunate situation but life moves on, as it should.”
“Yes,” her mom agreed, patting him hesitantly on the shoulder.
Sir smiled kindly. “It was nice to meet you, Mrs. Bennett.” He looked over to her father. “To meet you both.” Then he glanced at Brie. “Shall we?”
Her mother waved as they walked out to the car, but her father just stared at Brie with an expressionless face. It was terrible to feel this new and unwelcome barrier between them, but she knew Sir had been right to insist on meeting her parents. It was better to be upfront than to hide like a child.
When they were back in the car, Brie looked at Sir sadly. “My parents were awful to
Her dad looked at Sir suspiciously. “Why did you really come today, Mr. Davis?”
“I plan to take your daughter out of the country. We are headed to Russia and I felt it was important for all of us to meet.”
“What?!” Her dad turned to her mother, a look of sheer disgust on his face. He turned back to Sir. “Just because your father was rich and famous does not give you the right to do whatever you want or…” he looked directly at Brie, “take whatever you want.”
Brie couldn’t stay quiet any longer. “Dad, this isn’t a case of me asking your permission to go to Russia. We came today so you could meet the man I love. That’s it. I don’t need your permission for anything. I’m twenty-two, remember?”
He stood up, fuming. “Do you know how stupid that sounds? Twenty-two. You’re still just a kid!”
She closed her eyes, collecting herself before replying, “I’m an adult, whether you want to face that fact or not.”
“You’re not an adult!” her father answered emphatically.
Her mom moved over to her father, putting a hand on his shoulder. “Bill, we need to be reasonable here. Brie could have kept us in the dark and taken off to God knows where.” Her eyes started to tear up. “She’s all we have. I couldn’t bear not knowing where she is.”
“My point exactly,” Sir stated.
Brie’s father snarled at him, “You do not have permission to take her, Mr. Davis.”
Sir nodded his understanding but answered calmly, “Then I leave the decision to your daughter.”
It was time to change the traditional dynamics of child and parent. Her parents needed to see her as an adult, free to make her own decisions—and her own mistakes. “I respect you both, but I am choosing to go with Thane to Russia. Either you can accept my decision…or not.”
Her father wouldn’t even look Sir in the eye when he spoke. “I do not approve of you, Mr. Davis. However, it is obvious I have no influence over my daughter so I will do as she says and accept it, but do not think for one second I am happy about this.”
“I will take good care of her.”
Her father snorted in disgust.
“Don’t you dare let anything happen to our Brie, Mr. Davis,” her mother added. Her mother grabbed her daughter in a death grip. “I’ve missed you so much, Brie darling! We never talk anymore… and now this.”
Her father said gruffly, “If anything should happen—anything at all—little girl, you call me and I will be on the next flight out to get you.”
“You don’t have to worry, Dad,” she said, reaching out to give her father a hug. He moved out of her reach, making his feelings painfully clear.
“It will be unnecessary to come for her, Mr. Bennett.” Sir said, getting up and pulling a card from his breast pocket. He held it out to the man. “But if you wish to speak to her this is the number to reach both of us. Keep in mind the time difference and the fact we will be out sightseeing much of the day and into the night.”
Her father refused to take the card.
Her mom let go of Brie to take it from Sir. “Thank you.” She added apologetically, “I am truly sorry about what happened to your family.”
Brie saw it even if her mother did not, that brief flicker of pain before Sir replied. “It was an unfortunate situation but life moves on, as it should.”
“Yes,” her mom agreed, patting him hesitantly on the shoulder.
Sir smiled kindly. “It was nice to meet you, Mrs. Bennett.” He looked over to her father. “To meet you both.” Then he glanced at Brie. “Shall we?”
Her mother waved as they walked out to the car, but her father just stared at Brie with an expressionless face. It was terrible to feel this new and unwelcome barrier between them, but she knew Sir had been right to insist on meeting her parents. It was better to be upfront than to hide like a child.
When they were back in the car, Brie looked at Sir sadly. “My parents were awful to
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