Free Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines

if it comes down to it. So don’t you dare threaten me.”
    As much as I wanted to go back upstairs to Rush’s room and hide away from all this I knew it would
    only make her worse. I had to show her I wasn’t backing down.
    “This isn’t a competition. You’re his sister. I’m the mother of his child. He doesn’t have to just love
    one of us, Nan. That’s childish and insecure to think that way. Rush is here because he loves you and
    he wants to help you. Don’t slap him in the face by treating me this way.”
    Nan opened her mouth and snapped it closed again. Her jaw was flexing from all the teeth grinding
    she was doing.
    “Thata girl, Blaire,” Kiro called out and the pain that flashed in Nan’s eyes made me feel sorry for
    her. I knew what it felt like to have a father not want you. But I also knew what it felt like to have a father who adored you. She didn’t.
    “I don’t know why I even try. No one accepts me here. Rush was all I had and now he has attached
    himself to you and you hate me,” she screeched as she stood up and threw her napkin on the table.
    “You took Rush,” she pointed a finger at me then she swung her attention to Harlow. “And you, you
    have my father’s love. I have nothing.” She spun around and ran from the room.
    Rush walked in just as her heels clacked loudly on the floor and he looked at Kiro. The anger on his
    face was evident. “What did you do? I was only gone for five minutes.”
    Kiro shrugged and pointed at me. “Don’t look at me. It was your woman who sent her running.”
    Rush’s anger turned to confusion as he shifted his gaze to me. “Blaire? What happened?”
    I shook my head. “She was accusing me of things and I just told her the truth.”
    Rush let out a sigh and took off after his sister.
    I sat there wondering if I should leave too. Or if I was supposed to stay here. My bread was forgotten
    on my plate and my stomach was now in knots.
    “This family dinner is slowly dwindling. Anyone else want to run off before we have our salad?”
    Kiro asked in a jovial tone. How he could be making jokes after what had just happened I didn’t
    understand.
    Dean reached over and squeezed my arm. “He’ll be back. Sometimes Nan just needs Rush. He knows
    that.”
    Unfortunately, I knew that too.
    Rush wasn’t back by the time dinner was over. Kiro was now completely groping the server’s bottom
    underneath her dress. Harlow was ignoring it and finishing her wine silently. Dean had his attention
    on the other server. I was more than positive the two women were on the menu for both men. The one
    Dean was looking at kept giggling and finding reasons to walk over to him. Luckily, he wasn’t going
    for any body parts yet. I was more than ready to get up and leave.
    “I think it might be time for you and Blaire to go on up to bed,” Kiro said to Harlow without looking
    at her. He was focused on the server’s boobs and his hand was still up her skirt.
    “I completely agree,” Harlow replied, standing up and looking over at me with an apologetic smile.
    I stood up and started to thank Kiro and Dean for dinner when I noticed Dean’s hand was now
    between the other server’s legs. I decided to hurry out behind Harlow.
    “I’m sorry you had to witness that. Dad’s drinking more now that Nan is raising hell. When he drinks
    he... uh... requires a lot of women.”
    In other words, he screwed around more often. I nodded. However, what was Dean’s problem? Just a
    horny rock legend used to getting what he wanted, I guess.
    “I thought Rush would be back by now,” I replied, wanting to change the subject.
    Harlow nodded. “Yeah, me too. Nan can be a handful I’m realizing.”
    Handful was a kind word for Nan. I was thinking more along the lines of “bitch”. “She hates me. I
    guess I need to accept it and learn to live with it. I just don’t like the spot it puts Rush in.”
    A loud squeal and then a moan came from the dining room. Harlow made a gagging