My Dads Friends Novels & Stories

she declared, clapping her hands like she'd just won the lottery. I stepped out of the car in front of Dad's office building. The massive Adriano Estates sign loomed above. Typical Dad—everything about him screamed opulence. Walking through the front doors, I was greeted with smiles and nods from familiar faces. Dad's office had always been a second home for Mom and me. On slow days, we'd come here just to pester him, our antics turning his workday into our entertainment. Twenty-four years later, nothing had changed. "Hello, handsome," I greeted Harry, Dad's ever-loyal secretary, with a playful smile.

This isn’t the plan , that has never been the plan and you know it , I hate the fact that you don’t see it but your dad doesn't want me anymore . I know that I have messed up over the years and we have had our fights and we have settled , but none is compared to this . I loved him , I gave my life for him and this is how he decides to pay me back . He doesn’t even care about all the times that we have spent together . Your father might be spending the weekend with some random girl and you don’t want to see it just because he is your father and you don’t want to believe that he will do something like that .

He finally looked at her. Aurora’s voice cracked. "What happened the night your parents died?" Alexander swallowed. "My dad was meant to meet someone that night." "Who?" He looked at the picture in his hand. He whispered. "Catherine Ashford."

Richard Forbes, our neighbour and my dad’s best friend, our families were closely knit and the whole town knew about it. My dad “Fredrick Jones” was the most humble and genuine guy in this entire town of Green witch and my family was kind of looked up to by the people of this town, our vineyard was the source of income for the most people of this town and my dad was genuinely concerned about their well being. Mr Forbes and my father have been friends since their childhood, when Mr Forbes lost his parents in a car accident it was my grandfather who took care of him and that was the reason my dad and he grew to be inseparable.

When Dad started to talk, I’m all ears for me not to miss even the single detail of whatever he says. Dad talk first about his best friend, Andrea. I was hurt by what I found out today but not the worst. I think, that's also because I grew up not close to my Mom.

I said with a sigh. "Who's the guy?" "His name is Mike, he is Daren's best friend in high school." I answered his question. "Mike...?" I notice the raising of his eyebrows, I can read on his face as if that name is familiar to him. "Yep. Uhm, wait, don't think that I was a two timer back then, that I took them both at the same time. You might think differently, Daren and Mike are still best friends. My daughter's father is the best friend of the one I married, won't you think I'm a different two timer or maybe I'm a dirty woman."

I laugh and he grins. "I still have my mind reading skills. All dads with daughters have them," Dad says whipping out his dad humor. I laugh and excuse myself to the restroom. With dad nothing really changes and for that I am glad. I love him. He is my best friend just as much as he is my dad. I am so glad Carol and him have worked out. I really didn't want him here alone even with all the friends he has made. DYLAN POV ONE WEEK BEFORE "Hi, um hello....Mr.Evans, this is Dylan."

"Oh, nice. So you probably know Mr. Thomas that owns the hardware store up the road. He's been here for like twenty years. Super nice guy." Nodding his head at me once more, he let out another laugh and shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah, Mr. Thomas is a good man. He and my dad were friends." Red flag number two, and time to get the f*ck out of here. The old man who owned the hardware store died a few years ago, and his name definitely was not Mr. Thomas. And if this guy's father had been friends with him, he would have f*cking known who he was.

Mama asks ma taking her hands into hers. "That piece of shit is the leader" ma says in a angry tone. Everything went silent until Nick,Kiah and Mika walks in with the same expression as ma. "Who?"Mama asks eying them all. "Josh Black" they replied together looking dazed. I can't believe this my father is a gang leader. No wonder he has so much money. I can't wrap my head around the fact that he actually runs a gang. It takes me a minute to react,but I finally speak up.

I won't let her get close to me only for her to keep away, that seems to be the only thing she was good at. All what my dad told me about having the right friends just began to clear up. I finally understand what he meant by trust no one, your friends might be your enemies tomorrow. Dad never had friends, I was his daughter and only friend. Even my mum wasn't close to my dad like I was. It was obvious he never trusted mum till he died and I wonder why.