46. Unravelling

Troy looked at Trent for help. ‘Girlfriend? What girlfriend? Eve would skin him alive before she let him have a girlfriend.’

“Dad, I don’t have a girlfriend. Do you really think that your daughter is liberal enough to share me? She would kill me and the girlfriend.”

His father snorted. “And this girl; living in your house as we speak? The one who claims your paternity of the baby she’s carrying?”

Troy’s face fell. ‘Shit, no way. No fucking way, Ritah was too educated to- No frigging way.’

Confusion was written all over his face. ‘His dad knew about Ritah? Eve would never tell his dad unless they agreed that he should know. How had the old man found out? He hadn’t told anyone not even Trent.’

His dad laughed a bitter laugh. “You’re my son; did you think I would not find out? For the love of reason Troy! Impregnating your ex-girlfriend is more moronic than just grabbing some girl off the street. I mean really?