Chapter 18: JACE

"Hey you made it." Jared came into the room and we shared a pound.

"Yeah but there's been a change of plans. I ran into your sister so she kinda knows why I'm here. Where's your dad?"

"Were you really serious about that?"

"Didn't you tell him I wanted to speak to him?"

"Well not exactly, I only told him that you were interested in Si and left it at that just in case you know, you chickened out."

I gave him my signature smirk and shook my head. "Not my style bro, so where is he?"

"He's in the study, here I'll take you. I hope you know what you're doing." He shook his head as he led me through the house.

I looked up above the landing. She was up there somewhere, my girl. Damn, I haven't been this excited since I made the team.

Her father was sitting in a recliner reading the paper when we walked in. "Dad this is Jace, the team quarterback. Jace my dad Jackson Claiborne."

I reached out my hand to shake his. "Good evening sir." 'Always look a man in the eyes when you're talking to