Head Over Heels by Lena Matthews Read Free Book Online

she usually did when her father was in her presences, Cyn leaned back and rested against the sink. “Sorry, Daddy, you’ll have to ask Drew about that. It’s her turn to open the store.”
    “Is it now?” Walt turned his level stare to Drew, who scrambled into the middle of the room to quickly answer him.
    “Yes, but I have an audition today at twelve,” she whined, much to Cyn’s annoyance.
    Cyn didn’t believe her for a moment, but then again, she didn’t care. Audition or no audition, she wasn’t going to open the store. “The schedule has been posted on the board for over two weeks. She could have switched with any of us at any time. Did she really have to wait until an hour before the shop opened to do so?”
    “But I just found out about it.”
    “Just now? Five minutes ago?” Cyn questioned, one eyebrow raised.
    “Well, no.”
    “Exactly. I’m not switching. I covered for you the last two weekends in a row. I’m not going to do it again.”
    “You worked the last two weekends for her?” The surprise in her father’s voice made Cyn almost reluctant to continue, but she knew if she didn’t speak up now she’d spend the rest of her life being their lap dog.
    “Yes.” Cyn nodded her head to emphasize her words. “And I have plans tonight that I’m not going to break.”
    “Well, I don’t blame you,” Walt sympathized.
    “But, darling.” Franny stepped up and leaned against Walt’s arm, resting her head on his shoulder. The twins had inherited their mother’s looks as well as her devious ways. In the most manipulative move Cyn had seen in a while, Franny lovingly caressed his chest www.samhainpublishing.com 39
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    as she spoke in a soft girlie voice. “It’s not as if Drew is asking Cyn to cover for her so she can go to the mall. This audition could be important for her career.”
    “What career?” Cyn asked. An extra in a straight to video horror film did not constitute a profession.
    “Everyone has to start off somewhere, Cynthia. Besides, my girls weren’t as lucky as you are to have such a kind and generous father.”
    Here we go again. “Be that as it may, I have plans today, so I can’t work.”
    “What type of plans?” Franny eyes narrowed with annoyance as she crossed her hands over her breasts, as if she was put off by the whole discussion.
    “I have a date.”
    “A lunch date?” Franny questioned with a faint of hint of disapproval.
    “No.” Not that it mattered. “A dinner date.”
    “Then I don’t see why you can’t open up just this once.”
    “Just this once?” Had her words fallen on deaf ears? “Did you miss the part where I said I worked the last two weekends for her?”
    “Family pitches in at times like these.”
    Family my ass. “Fine then. Let Staci work today.”
    “Me?” Staci squeaked. “Why do I have to work? It’s not my day.”
    “You’re preaching to the choir, sister.” Cyn smirked.
    “I have one question.” Walt chimed in. Cyn could already hear father’s next words.
    She took a deep breath and prepared herself for the disappointment of his capitulation.
    “Who’s this young fella you’re going out with?”
    Okay, she hadn’t been expecting that. “No one you know.”
    “Well, I hope not, seeing as how every man I know is either gay or not good enough for you.” Walt stepped away from Franny and walked over to Cyn with a large grin on his handsome face. “Are you going to bring him by the house so I can meet him?”
    “No, Dad, this isn’t the gun over the fireplace type of date.”
    “Aww…come on. I haven’t dusted my rifle off in years.”
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    “Dad.” Cyn buried her face in his shirt, breathing in the familiar scent of his Old Spice cologne. “I haven’t known him long enough for you to scare him off yet.”
    “You never let me have any fun,” he teased.
    “That’s because—”
    “Walt, honey,” Franny called out, interrupting as she always