Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

"Hey," I said to her, putting my hands on her small shoulders. "Just breathe. They are gone... it's okay..."

Judy took in a deep breath as she fought to control her breath. Once she was finally calmer, her eyes peeked up at me through her long and dark lashes.

"Thanks,' she whispered.

"Want to tell me why you didn't tell me about your running in with my mother," I asked, my voice firm, though I tried to keep it calm.

She bit her lower lip and looked away, but I grabbed her chin gently and brought her head back up so she was looking at me again.

"Tell me the truth," I demanded. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because it wasn't exactly a pleasant conversation and I didn't want you to think

so little of me," she admitted, her eyes meeting mine.

My brows furrowed

"Think little of you?" I asked. "What happened?"

and I got up to go to the bathroom and they cornered me," I explained, feeling

of protectiveness coursing through my veins

they say to you?"

that I'm not good enough for you and that you'll tire of me soon enough," I murmur. "That you're destined to marry Daisy and I'm just a distraction. That

growl escaped me; I was seeing

her family and then feed her such lies. There was no way in

when I saw the tears filling Judy's eyes, my anger started to fade and all I felt was

softly, my thumb brushing her invisible tears off her cheeks as my fingers traced the nape of her neck. "Why would I think little of you?" I recalled her reasoning for not telling me this information

her eyes, I had it wiped away before he even

for myself when it comes to your mother and Daisy," she whispered. "It was embarrassing, and

on the back of her neck to keep her in place

skin," I told her. "Not fighting her was the best thing you could have done in that situation, so you've done well. Don't beat yourself up over

looked uncertain and at that moment I realized it did hurt her. I

unconventional relationship, it

hard to believe the words my mother spat at her. I wrapped her