Chapter 264: He's Wrong

"Nah, sorry man," I smirk at him. "Just checking."

He's laughing too, but his face turns serious.

"It's about your dad."

His words catch my attention, "what about my dad?"

"I found out recently that your dad and my mum..."

Where the f*ck is he going with this?

"They had an affair."

"What the f*ck?" My voice comes out angrier than I intend. "That's absolute b*llocks. Who told you?"

He's wrong. My dad would never do that to his friend. There's just no way.

"My mum." My shoulders slump.

What reason would his mother have to lie? Why would she damage her own reputation with such a horrid story unless it was true?

"How?" I ask, but it doesn't ask everything I want it to ask, so I continue, "Why? When?" If I keep opening my mouth, the questions will continue.

"It's a long story."

"We've got all night, and then I'm going to get bladdered."

"Apparently, it started when we were six."

His words are cautious as if he is scared how I might react.

"What?"