I Married My Best Friend’s Grandfather For Money

name on my birth certificate – the one that had been blacked out for twenty-three years.

It wasn’t my father’s name.

It was Gregory Hatch.

Violet’s father.

The Name Under The Black Bar

I read it three times. The letters didn’t get any kinder.

“That’s a mistake,” I said.

Rick didn’t move.

“That’s Violet’s dad. That’s – Rick, that’s my best friend’s father. continue reading …