“Oh, I don’t really . . .” Whoa. Nineteen? Nice.
“Honey, girls have been swooning left and right since he started working here last month, yet he hasn’t dated a single one of them. You’ve gotten the most attention out of any girl here. That makes you the pick of the litter.”
What makes her think he’d want to date me? He can hardly stand me!
A second later a guy appears next to us, oiled and shiny, brandishing two big cups of soda—one for her, one for himself. He looks a little young for her, judging from his skinny body type, if I could only get a look at his face.
She looks up, surprised, and takes the drinks. “Oh, thanks, Oscar. You didn’t have to do that.”
Oscar? Funny, that’s my dad’s name.
“This is my friend, uh . . .” Bikini Girl waits for me to give her my name.
“Haley.”
“Oscar, this is Haley.”
The guy sits on the lounge chair next to her, and . . . no . . . way. I see the familiar, sunny-eyed smile I’ve known all my life, minus thirty pounds, the gray hair, and, apparently, the ability to recognize me. You have got to be kidding me!
Deep breaths, Haley.
Dad? Paternal parental? No way! No friggin’ way!
Immediately, I feel like he’s going to yell at me for not answering his texts. My instinct is to turn around and run. But then I remember—1982. My dad has never even seen me before! He can’t possibly know who I am.
“Hey, Haley. Nice to meet you.” As soon as I hear his voice, his identity is confirmed. Oh my God, Dad! He smiles a smile I adore, have always adored, and does a little what’s up nod.
Someone taps my shoulder lightly. “Miss, are you the one needing medical attention?” Which is great, because staring at my dad as a teen right here in front of me, I just about have another seizure.
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