Page 22 of Crazy Rich Cajuns

Now he was going to do anything she wanted him to do and she probably knew it.

That was dangerous with a woman like Kennedy.Hell, her own grandparents had basically told him not to give everything she asked for.

“My dad is…” Bennett trailed off, trying to decide how to describe his father.“I mean, he’s pretty much everything you already know about him.He supports entrepreneurs and is a strong advocate for education and business.”

Kennedy didn’t say anything and he looked over.She was looking at him with a puzzled frown.

“What?”he asked.

“What are you talking about?”

“You asked what my dad is like.”

“And I meant, is he funny?Does he like to do jigsaw puzzles or golf?Is he a Beatles fan?Does he read spy novels or biographies?What the hell are you talking about being a strong advocate for education and business?You make him sound like a politician.”

Bennett chuckled.“Heisa politician.And that’s about all he is.”He glanced at her again.“Do you really not know who my dad is?”

“Should I?”

He supposed not necessarily.She was from Louisiana and his father had represented Georgia.“He was the governor of Georgia until he ran for Senate.He’s been a senator for…almost as long as I can remember,” Bennett said.

“A senator?”Kennedy asked.“Like a real senator?Like a Washington D.C.senator?”

He nodded.“Yep.”

“No way.”She shook her head.“I thought you were just rich.Like he was in business or something.Investing.Stuff like Juliet’s dad.”

Bennett nodded.“Well, I mean, there’s money.He inherited most of his share though.The rest is mostly from my mom.”

“So your mom’s the rich one?”Kennedy dropped her feet from the dash and turned to face him.

“Well, no.I mean, he came from money, too.Old Georgia money that goes way back.But then Mom came into money when I was about five.He took that and invested it and…it grew like crazy.”Bennett shrugged.“I guess they’re rich together.”

He knew what question was coming next and knew that he had to fill Kennedy in on the next part.She was going to find out soon enough.

“How did your mom come into money?Did someone die or something?”Kennedy asked.

“Actually…” He glanced over.“It’s a pretty interesting story.”

“Spill it.”

“My mom’s parents won the lottery.”

Kennedy’s eyes widened.“What?Like the lottery lottery?That they draw for every week?”

“Yep.They went into a gas station, bought some beer and chips, and grabbed a Mega Millions ticket on a whim.Ended up winning big.”He paused.“Really big.They divided the money up between them and their two kids.My dad decided to play with it, since it was extra money they hadn’t planned on, and so he put it into some really aggressive things, new businesses, tech, that kind of stuff.And it took off.”

Kennedy was grinning.“That’s pretty cool.How much did they win?Can I ask that?You said really big.Like a million dollars?”

Bennett blew out a breath.“Really big.Like eight million.After taxes.”

There was a pause.Then Kennedy said, “Fuuuuuck.”

He nodded but couldn’t help but grin.“Yep.Eight million.So my mom got two million.Just like that.”

“Holy.Shit.So your parents are crazy rich.”

He laughed.“Told you it was interesting.”

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