No matter how hard I’ve tried the last few days to convince her that everything is fine, I can tell that she has her doubts. Not that I blame her. I know I’ve been acting strange. It’s just that I’m trying to figure out the right time to tell her about my family. I’m also trying to come up with ...
Cole says the minute I open the door to let him in. “You sound just like my mom.” I wave him inside and close the door behind him. It’s late in the morning so Mom and Dad have already left for work, and Reece is still sleeping. I’ve surmised that noon is his preferred wake...
The next couple of days she doesn’t offer to give me a ride and avoids me at work. At first I just slough it off and ignore her as well. Two can play at this game. If the chick expects me to beg, she clearly doesn’t know me very well. But on the third day I notice her star...
It was always exciting for me when an edition of the paper circulated. I knew the rest of the school didn’t give a rat’s ass. The teachers passed them out in homeroom, and by second period I would find them littering the school hallways and trash bins. The faculty had been trying to talk Mr. Smit...
The flirty banter that had worked for me for years didn’t work on her. Not at all. In fact, it’s safe to say that it turned her off. I was starting to think she hated me, so I knew I had to do something fast. There was something about her. Something special. I didn’t want...