44: The good girl is gone

“Doll, I’m so sorry about that,” Stefan exclaims the minute we reach our bedroom. “Don’t mind him, my father was way out of line.” 

“Whatever... don’t worry, you put up with a lot of crap from my mom, I guess it’s my turn to deal with your hostile parent,” I reply feeling dispirited. 

“Oh, no, doll. You don’t have to put up with anything, I’ll talk to him, don’t worry, I won’t allow this to happen again,”