« Exactly. Dad, didn’t you want someone mature this time? »
I couldn’t handle one 26-year-old woman.
Richard laughed nervously. « Ashley, be nice. »
« What? She looks great for someone approaching middle age. »
That became our relationship.
At dinner, Ashley called me Dad’s « expensive new hobby. »
« I run my own business, Ashley. »
You’re awfully young for my father.
« Throwing parties? »
« Corporate events, mostly. »