Chapter 38 - Clay

I wasn’t sure what worried me the most about today. Meeting Xenia’s family, her moving in with me, or having to go to court. All had me on edge for different reasons. Each had pros and cons. Meeting her family was concerning because I’d never been introduced to a girl’s family. Meeting family meant being involved, and I didn't get involved in the years between Yenifer and Xenia.

I wasn’t raised without manners. I know how to act around people. Even if Sophia hadn’t been a tyrant about such etiquette growing up, dad and mamãe wouldn’t have let me grow up as a disrespectful shithead. But I wasn’t sure how her family would feel about me dating her or us moving in together already.

Which was another thing. Having Xenia move in was a HUGE step. Outside of family, I have never lived with someone else. Sure, Xenia has been staying here since the Trevor incident. And her moving in was an out-of-left-field thought. I knew she didn’t want to keep living in that closet apartment even if Trevor