“It’s just that your heartbeat is kinda screwy,” she replied. “And there’s some inflammation in your corneas that’s consistent with-”
Drugs?
“No more than breaking into someone’s apartment and lying in wait for them to come home,” she replied sarcastically.
“I’m used to doing things undercover. So sue me,” Jay replied. “That doesn’t give you the right to be critical of what I do.”
“It does when it interferes with my family,” Ellie shot back.
“Jay,” I interrupted him before he could respond. “Can you just drop it? Please?” Why was he deliberately provoking her? Whatever tension that had build so quickly between the two of them dissipated at my intervention, yet I could still sense some stormy undercurrents
Hm. Could this mean more than just dislike between the in-laws. Could this actually lead to Kaylie and Jon becoming in-laws?
And what is Mr. Stewart going to be like? And why do I have the sudden image of Robert De Niro in Meet the Parents in front of my minds eye?
Michael
