“f**k no. That’s what you got from what I was saying?”
I do a double-take. “Um…”
He grins mischievously. “Camila, you’re the only one in his entire life who’s ever fought back. He’snot used to it. And until he gets used to it, you two will clash. Personally, I think it’s good for him.”He pauses to think and then adds, “But just to be clear, if you ever tell him I said so, I’m going to denyit. Confidently and vehemently and completely shamelessly.”
I crack a smile. The numbness that had engulfed me only a few minutes ago seems to fade slowly. I’m
very aware that I’m still sitting fully clothed in a bathtub full of water like a lunatic. But I don’t careanymore.
“Was it really so bad with your father?” I ask.
I know it was. But I’m just being nosy, angling for information that I’m not s
