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is.” Mark looked wistfully at Dani. “I’m embracing the idea of fatherhood. I’m so excited that I want to rush out and take my kid to the zoo and the aquarium, but I suppose she’s a little past that stage now, huh?” Mark laughed. “We have a lot of catching up to do.”
Barry nodded vigorously. “Mark, when this story first broke, you insisted that you were not Danielle’s father. Tell us why you denied your daughter.”
“I’m quite ashamed of my behavior, Barry.” Mark bit his lip. “I was in shock. I had never pictured myself as a father and couldn’t fathom that this stunning girl was mine. Was a part of me. I’m embarrassed, but it took a little time for me to take it all in.” Mark’s eyes glistened , and he knew that the effect was magnificent. “All I can do now is apologize to Dani and do everything I can to make it up to her.”
“And Dani? What on earth was it like to learn that your biological father is this man here?” He gestured enthusiastically at her father, as though he were the Dalai Llama. “The incredible Mark Ocean himself?”
“Well, I don’t know that it was different than it would be for anyone who learns who their real father is. True, he happens to be a movie star, but I just wanted to meet him and find out what kind of man he is.” Dani answered smoothly.
“So, tell me, what kind of man is he?” Barry asked.
“I’m just getting to know him.” Dani said. “But he’s really nice.”
Mark resisted the urge to frown. Nice? Nice was not going to cut it. For an honor student, she should have come up with something significantly more descriptive than nice . “I’ll tell you what kind of man I am, Barry.” Mark struck a thoughtful and somber pose. “I’m just a man like any other man. A man sitting beside a daughter that he wants to know and love.” Okay, it was a little Notting Hill , but it did the trick because Barry looked like he was about to cry.
The Celebrity City crew and Barry Kinch finally cleared out. The interview had gone very well. Mark checked his watch. The segment would air at seven.
Mark went into the kitchen and pulled an energy drink from the fridge. He’d done it. That one interview had started the transformation. He and Renna had a phone date to watch Celebrity City tonight , and then he was going to celebrate with the blonde reality - TV girl for a late dinner. She would love the media frenzy that was about to unleash. Speaking of dinner, it occurred to Mark that Dani would need to eat. He rifled through the kitchen for take-out menus. He set them on the counter and headed outside for a swim.
Chapter 18
Dani stood in front of the refrigerator hoping to find something for breakfast besides the leftover Thai food from the night before. Mark had a year’s supply of Red Bull, but nothing remotely resembling eggs, toast, or cereal. She had only fifteen minutes until Kayla was coming to pick her up for the beach club. Dani was wearing one of her new bikinis and had stuffed one of her new bags with towels and sunscreen. She also had the credit card from her father and her new iPhone , which Christopher had given her last night.
Dani shut the fridge and decided that she’d have to get something to eat at the club.
“Oh, I didn’t know anyone else was up. You must be Dani. I’m Bridgett. Is there coffee?”
Dani spun around to see who belonged to the sleepy voice. No way! There, right in front of her, stood the Rock of Love girl! Her name definitely wasn’t Bridgett on the show. The Brett Michael’s reject had on a sheer spaghetti-strap tank top and a purple thong.
Dani bit her cheek to keep from laughing at the sight of this girl in her father’s kitchen. “Nope, no coffee, although there is plenty of Red Bull in the fridge.”
“Yay! That’s perfect!” The bubbly, busty young woman—who couldn’t have been much older than twenty—skipped over to the fridge and helped herself to a can.
Dani put
Barry nodded vigorously. “Mark, when this story first broke, you insisted that you were not Danielle’s father. Tell us why you denied your daughter.”
“I’m quite ashamed of my behavior, Barry.” Mark bit his lip. “I was in shock. I had never pictured myself as a father and couldn’t fathom that this stunning girl was mine. Was a part of me. I’m embarrassed, but it took a little time for me to take it all in.” Mark’s eyes glistened , and he knew that the effect was magnificent. “All I can do now is apologize to Dani and do everything I can to make it up to her.”
“And Dani? What on earth was it like to learn that your biological father is this man here?” He gestured enthusiastically at her father, as though he were the Dalai Llama. “The incredible Mark Ocean himself?”
“Well, I don’t know that it was different than it would be for anyone who learns who their real father is. True, he happens to be a movie star, but I just wanted to meet him and find out what kind of man he is.” Dani answered smoothly.
“So, tell me, what kind of man is he?” Barry asked.
“I’m just getting to know him.” Dani said. “But he’s really nice.”
Mark resisted the urge to frown. Nice? Nice was not going to cut it. For an honor student, she should have come up with something significantly more descriptive than nice . “I’ll tell you what kind of man I am, Barry.” Mark struck a thoughtful and somber pose. “I’m just a man like any other man. A man sitting beside a daughter that he wants to know and love.” Okay, it was a little Notting Hill , but it did the trick because Barry looked like he was about to cry.
The Celebrity City crew and Barry Kinch finally cleared out. The interview had gone very well. Mark checked his watch. The segment would air at seven.
Mark went into the kitchen and pulled an energy drink from the fridge. He’d done it. That one interview had started the transformation. He and Renna had a phone date to watch Celebrity City tonight , and then he was going to celebrate with the blonde reality - TV girl for a late dinner. She would love the media frenzy that was about to unleash. Speaking of dinner, it occurred to Mark that Dani would need to eat. He rifled through the kitchen for take-out menus. He set them on the counter and headed outside for a swim.
Chapter 18
Dani stood in front of the refrigerator hoping to find something for breakfast besides the leftover Thai food from the night before. Mark had a year’s supply of Red Bull, but nothing remotely resembling eggs, toast, or cereal. She had only fifteen minutes until Kayla was coming to pick her up for the beach club. Dani was wearing one of her new bikinis and had stuffed one of her new bags with towels and sunscreen. She also had the credit card from her father and her new iPhone , which Christopher had given her last night.
Dani shut the fridge and decided that she’d have to get something to eat at the club.
“Oh, I didn’t know anyone else was up. You must be Dani. I’m Bridgett. Is there coffee?”
Dani spun around to see who belonged to the sleepy voice. No way! There, right in front of her, stood the Rock of Love girl! Her name definitely wasn’t Bridgett on the show. The Brett Michael’s reject had on a sheer spaghetti-strap tank top and a purple thong.
Dani bit her cheek to keep from laughing at the sight of this girl in her father’s kitchen. “Nope, no coffee, although there is plenty of Red Bull in the fridge.”
“Yay! That’s perfect!” The bubbly, busty young woman—who couldn’t have been much older than twenty—skipped over to the fridge and helped herself to a can.
Dani put
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