when he heard a faint 'come in.' His dad was engrossed i

wn in front of his dad as he waited for

some papers when he spoke.

ortant matter I want to discuss with you." He stacked the document on the side of his table, then

ll the words out because he knew this

aised a finger

ne through this over and over, and I think I am tired of saying the same thing." Ju

get married," San

uld be glad

o glare

" Santiago warned, his voic

t ever use that tone on me,"

with his head hung l

He paused, and for a moment Santiago thought he saw a wash of regret in his eyes, then he

trying my b

pe. You own up to things wh

e room briefly, t

mpany for a few months now;

Julian scoffed, "This is your life. Your future

ch handle my r

ee you need t

and responsibly; I don't need to marry a wom

e." He looked up at the ceiling, a small smile on his lips. "You'll never know

ove me as his own, but he doesn't

at him, his

arried, Santiago,

agree w

to collect his dues, you should

m Santiago's face at the

his drawer. "I don't get how you could be so stupid to do that, but then again, you'r

n his heart; the tips o

ord out and expose what you did, and everything, eve

elf. His body still felt cold from

ed it would n

lease you, to prove that I am not as worthless as you think I am," Santiago said i

as that, son. I want y

d I didn't need a woman to kee

eeks to get yourself a wife, or I am pa

inted in you," Santi

s to make a decisi

slammed the door hard; the hinges would

.

bring a wife home, and as much as he doesn't want to t

e sure he goes ahead with all of his

e near future. His ex-girlfriend taught him the hard way, and

o him by his dad but would rather look for a girl who he ca

g for the lights to turn green. A sigh left his lips; he ro

the threat of his dad distract him, then he w

he thought about all the things that

and he groaned, then banged his fist on the steer

d finally settling down. He groaned again at it and saw that the line w

brakes quickly to prevent himself from hitting a you

ought of what could have happened i

f she was okay, but she walked away from his

ed it off because it wasn't his business where