our hearts collided

14. dinner.

I walked into our family home. The familiar interior of our New York household brings back memories, I remember when I pushed Austin down the steps here. Good times.

I heard chattering from the family room. I walked in seeing. My father and a very beautiful lady on his side laughing. Austin and ace held drinks in their hands watching them two.

"Good evening," I say, bringing the attention towards me.

"Ivory it lovely seeing you here." My father says, walking towards me. I kissed his cheek. "Well considering you order me here, so I guess you will see me."

"Ivory," Ace looked at me, giving me a stern look. Basically telling me not to start my shit.

"So I see we have guests," I mention looking at the lady. She stood beside my father. Wrapping her arm around my father's arm.

"Ivory this is Harper, my girlfriend." My father says. I widen my eyes and nod.

Aren't you like near forty why do have a girlfriend?

"Um wow dad, it so um nice to meet you," I smiled holding my hand out. She pushes it to the side and pulled me into a hug. "Oh wow."

"It so nice to meet you, your father told me remarkable things about you," Harper says. Rubbing my arms.

"I wish I could say the same. This is the first I'm hearing about you." I replied. Tossing a look at my dad.

Between what time did my father had to go get himself a girlfriend. Don't get me wrong Harper is beautiful but, for what exact purpose. I'm sure He sleeps with more women than Giovanni and the boys combined.

Also, my father isn't exactly loyal.

As Harper moves to the kitchen with my father I take a seat next to Ace. "Girlfriend huh?" I say.

"Yup, and she a hugger." Ace says. I shake my head pulling out my phone.

"You know when dad said he lonely I thought he was gonna buy a hotel or a yacht or just maybe a new car. But girlfriend, man that something else." Austin says.

"Well, at least father can get a girlfriend. When are you gonna get one?" I teased him.

"Who said I don't have one?" Austin says. I let out a frustrated groan. "So both of my brothers are getting pimped out and I'm getting slut out, this is fucking embarrassing"

" language, ivory" Ace warns me. Austin laughs at me and jumped up changing the subject.

"So ivy your birthday coming up," Austin says.

Oh yeah. My twenty-first birthday is coming up on September twenty. I have no idea what I'm gonna go if I'm being honest. I don't want to celebrate my birthday. Every year on my birthday I end up crying for some weird reason.

"and your birthday is coming up," I mention. His birthday is two weeks after mine.

"I know and it gonna be epic." Austin smiles. I'm sure he has everything set for his birthday already.

"Dinner ready," Harper called.

I sat down at my seat at the table pulling my chair close. I picked up my fork ready to dig in but then my father clears his throat.

"We say grace at this table now." My father says. I look back and forth at my brothers and father, them holding the same expression I had.

"Grace? Since when?" I asked strongly. "Since Harper," he replied.

"Oh wow this is just wonderful," I grin. This is fucking pathetic.

"Ivory you should say grace," Harper suggested.