All Chapters of Step Too Far: Ruined By Him: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

"How long were your parents married?" I ask and reach for another nugget."Just over thirty-two years." He replies, shaking his head."Were they happy?"He laughs, "A fucking disaster, they shouldn't have been together. They argued day and night. They were miserable." He doesn't sound happy, and I'm wondering what I'm missing."But?"His eyes raise in surprise, "You're astute." He comments and I smile at his words, "But, they were married, and they took vows, that's an honor they had to obey. Something that my ma took seriously. My dad on the other hand," He shakes his head. "As I said a fucking disaster."I glance around just to make sure that no-one is eavesdropping, "Do you hate my mom for their marriage ending?" I saw the disapproval in Mom's eyes today, but Levi's not once made me believe that he dislikes her.He doesn't look at me, and finishes off his Big Mac before he answers me. "I don't blame her for their marriage ending." His tone deep and pissed off; he doesn't want to ta

LeviWhen Renae spoke about her mom making it seem as though her dad didn't exist, it made me dislike her mom even more. So far all I've seen from Tina is how selfish she is. Everything is about her and what she wants. Fuck what's good for her daughter. Seeing them overhear what Renae and I were talking about pissed me off, finally my girl was opening up to me. Finally feeling comfortable around me to ask questions, some of which I had to dodge as now isn't the right time to be telling her what I do for a living. She's still unsure of what to do, not because of me but because she's never done anything like this before. Neither have I, but fuck that, I know what I want and I'm going after it, guns blazing if I need to.Tina's standing at the door with her arms crossed, she doesn't look fucking upset that her daughter's not talking to her. "Son..." Dad begins, his tone trying to get me to back down. Not going to happen. Someone needs to set him right."Dad, don't. Renae's told me how Ti

LeviAwkward. That's all I can use to describe the mood in this room. We're all sat around the kitchen table. Dad's talking, trying to keep everyone engaged but it's not working. Lacey and Barney are looking everywhere but at each other, Jagger's sitting there with a damn smile on his face. Whatever he has planned must be going his way, that fucker's never looked so happy. Renae's keeping her head down, she's sad, her best friends going home and she's still not ready to talk to her mom. Glancing at Tina, she's doing the exact same as Renae, head down focused on their breakfast. Not making eye contact with anyone else in the room.The sound of my cell ringing, interrupts the silence. Tina's glance is one of wariness, whereas Dad, Jagger, and Barney all shift in their seats. All sit a bit taller, they're on edge, this call could indicate anything. Usually if it's anything trivial, my men would call Martin or Jagger, when I'm getting a call it means something serious seeing as my closest

Sarah nods, "Not much we can do right now. When she's back, we'll have a girls night. She'll need cheering up.""Sounds good, as long as that goddaughter of mine is there. That little baby makes everyone smile.""Wait, she was christened already?" Jagger's voice is full of hurt.Renae huffs, "No. I call myself her godmother but Sarah doesn't want me to be."Sarah's eyes widen. "I never said I don't want you to be, I just didn't want her christened without her dad."Renae sits up straight, "So does that mean I'll be godmother?" Sheer excitement in her voice."Of course." Jagger tells her immediately."Really?" Both Sarah and Renae ask in unison.Jagger rolls his eyes and snatches the phone out of Renae’s hand, "Yes, Renae is your best friend, you've told me that she's been there for you since you were in school, that without her you'd have suffered.""Jesus, you two really did talk." Renae quips, "Okay, so I'm godmother, who's godfather?""Levi." Jagger answers again."Um, do I get a s

"Renae, I was lonely. I went to a bar and tried dating, but nothing was helping. My loneliness was consuming me. Until I met Harrison." Her eyes light up as a smile forms on her lips. She truly is happy, and I can't fault her for falling in love with him. I don't think I've ever seen her this happy."I didn't know he was married. I got to know him, I was drawn to him. I can't explain it; it's like he's a magnet, pulling me toward him. By the time the truth had gotten out, that he was married, I was in deep Renae. I knew that he was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. That he was my one.""So what did you do?" I ask. I understand what she means, what she's described about how she feels about Harrison is exactly what I'm feeling with Levi, so I can't fault her for that. I don't think I could give Levi up but if he was married, that would change things.The smile she gives me is a weak one. "I made a mistake Renae. I should have told him no more when I found out about Pau