Chapter 24

“I gave Mort some lame story about being allergic to garlic and we left and had dinner at the Road House. She hugged him and kissed his cheek, Mom! Unless he has a whole bunch of girls that want to be his sister, I’d have to say it was a real date. He’s a liar. I guess all men are liars, except for Dad. They just want to play with ‘the girls,’ get their rocks off, and move on to the next conquest. Steve’s no different.”

“That’s not true and you know it, Gwen! Steve is a good guy. He’s way better than that asshole you were with tonight! Sorry, Mom,” apologized Kate when she saw her mother’s face when she swore. “Has Steve ever groped you or forced himself on you in any way? Let me rephrase that. Has he ever groped you in a way that you didn’t want to be groped? He’s a gentleman.”

“He’s never laid a finger on me that way, if you must know, Kate. The fact remains that he’s dating a beautiful, older woman without giving me as much as a hint about it. We aren’t going steady o