Pipes & Privileges — Episode 8

Dean, I'm stuck on these plans. Can you help? Her voice was painfully sweet. Dean's reply was deep and matter-of-fact.

Sorry, I'm off the clock. Got better things to do with my girlfriend. Ew! Madison made a gagging sound.

Then she hung up. Good, I didn't even have to say anything. Madison had already misunderstood beautifully. After the school project ended, Dean got even busier. By day, he'd suit up and leave in a

for so-called contractor meetings. At night, he'd come home in a tank top from plumbing Sometimes Dean brought home designer bags and jewelry. Finally, I asked, Where are you getting all this? The foreman says they're fake. I stared at the vintage emerald bracelet. It belonged to the Delfinos.

Had Dean robbed the Delfino family to make money? You're not doing anything illegal, Of course not. I took everything to an appraiser anyway. They're real. That bracelet alone is worth three million. She looked at me curiously.

It belongs to the Delfinos? Are you the future Mrs. Delfino? Something was definitely off. So I followed Dean to work and watched him walk into headquarters. In a suit. My anxiety immediately got worse. I was about to follow when I ran into Dad.

What are you doing here? Dad pulled off my baseball cap, then my mask. His face immediately lit up. Changed your mind? Ready to meet the Delfino heir? No way. I'd marry anyone but him. Did you forget I punched him at ick-six? Or kicked him in the balls at

Dad coughed.