Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

"I'm still running some tests, but as far as I can tell, it was only a panic attack. I'll leave you two to talk," Dr. Pierce said as she turned and walked out of the room, leaving me alone with Rachel.

I walked to the bed, my posture stiff and my eyes narrowed.

"Rachel, what happened?" I asked her, trying to keep my tone calm.

She folded her arms across her chest.

"You didn't come home last night, and I freaked out," she admitted. "I broke a few things, and then I passed out. Next thing I knew, I was here."

"You shouldn't have freaked out," I told her, unable to hide my aggravation.

"You didn't come home!" she repeated, loudly.

"It's not your place to decide when I return to my home," I said through my teeth. You are a guest in my home, and you were disrespectful last night."

"I was worried about you! You wouldn't answer my text messages or phone calls and-"

"I was busy."

moment, her

thought we were building something. Is it because I betrayed you all those years ago? I already apologized for that and told you that the

anything...we can't. I've tried, but my heart isn't in it. So, I agreed to friendship.

it because of her...?" Rachel asked, her eyes turning cold and almost calculating, causing me

practically

Rachel said through her teeth. "That's why you reak of her scent!

"You are out line."

hissed. "Did you or did you not

he felt

place. He was uneasy over the fact that Racial comfortable slandering her in such

holding

could practically hear her heart beating at a quickened pace, and my mind was racing, wondering what could be wrong. It was obvious

ignoring the look

sounding almost distant and

with me, I'd like to hear it was well," Rachel said, folding her arms across her chest. "You are not about to