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Authors: Evan Grace
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it.
“Mornin’,” he breathed against her forehead.
“I…uh…good morning.” Could she be a bigger dork? “What brings you by?” Ugh…she had no sense.
“I was just heading to meet my sister for our weekly breakfast, and then it hit me that I was by your place, so I took a chance to see if you were here. I was just going to say hi, but then you answered the door looking damn happy to see me, so I just had to kiss those lips.” He pulled out his phone, looking at the display before he leaned down and kissed her one more time. “Okay, I’ve got to go, but I’ll call you later, yeah?”
“Yeah.” She watched him walk down to his truck, waving to her before he pulled out and drove away. Going back inside, she grabbed her bag, locked up the apartment, and headed to work.
***
Cash arrived at the Waffle House a few minutes before his sister was due. Stepping inside, he waved to Margie, the waitress who always took care of them. He grabbed a high chair, since Parker would probably be with his momma. As he slid into their booth, Margie brought him a carafe of coffee. He thanked her and poured himself a cup.
A loud squeal brought his attention to the front of the restaurant. JoJo and Parker just walked in, and his nephew was running toward him. Sliding out of the booth, he scooped him up in his arms.
“Hey, little man! Are you being a good boy for your momma?”
“Unca!” He then went on a two-year-old tirade about a car, maybe, and then wrapped his chubby little arms around Cash’s neck and kissed his cheek. It still melted his heart that he was able to be a part of their lives.
“Hey, big brother!” His sister came to him, and he wrapped his free arm around her, kissing her forehead.
“JoJo, you look beautiful.” He patted her swollen midsection. She was five months along and looked great. She was all belly. Now that she wasn’t getting sick anymore, she was glowing, but he could see she was tired, although she just kept smiling.
JoJo slid into the booth while Cash put Parker in his high chair. Margie brought his sister juice, and milk for his nephew. They quickly placed their order. Once that was done, he sat back and turned to his sister to see her watching him.
“What?”
“I don’t know what it is, but you seem different.” She studied some more until her face broke out into a huge smile. “You’ve met someone.” Her voice was barely above a whisper.
He tried to school his features. “Why do you say that?” He was going to tell her, but he wanted to see why she immediately thought that.
“I don’t know. You just seem really happy, peaceful even. So who is she?” She leaned forward with her chin resting in the palm of her hand.
“Her name’s Tessa.” He rolled his eyes at Journey as she squealed and clapped her hands. “I met her a few weeks ago. She’s a manager at this bookstore-coffeehouse, called Java Drama. We’ve been seeing each other, and I really like her. I’m bringing her this weekend.”
His sister’s eyes looked bright like she was going to cry. “I’m so happy for you. Here are your tickets, and we’re also having a cookout at our place afterward. You’ll come, right?”
“Of course. Do you need us to bring anything?” He was nervous and excited to introduce Tessa to his sister and her family. He had a feeling he and Tessa could have something long-lasting and wanted her to like his family, and vice versa.
“You can bring whatever you want, or nothing. No big deal. I’m so excited to meet her.”
Once their breakfast arrived, conversation halted. He shook his head at his sister while she shoveled her food in like she hadn’t eaten in days. She was the same way when she was pregnant with Parker, but it was no wonder since so far each baby had been almost ten pounds at birth. How his sister carried babies that big he didn’t know, but she always bounced back into her skinny self afterward.
He filled up his coffee cup and started
“Mornin’,” he breathed against her forehead.
“I…uh…good morning.” Could she be a bigger dork? “What brings you by?” Ugh…she had no sense.
“I was just heading to meet my sister for our weekly breakfast, and then it hit me that I was by your place, so I took a chance to see if you were here. I was just going to say hi, but then you answered the door looking damn happy to see me, so I just had to kiss those lips.” He pulled out his phone, looking at the display before he leaned down and kissed her one more time. “Okay, I’ve got to go, but I’ll call you later, yeah?”
“Yeah.” She watched him walk down to his truck, waving to her before he pulled out and drove away. Going back inside, she grabbed her bag, locked up the apartment, and headed to work.
***
Cash arrived at the Waffle House a few minutes before his sister was due. Stepping inside, he waved to Margie, the waitress who always took care of them. He grabbed a high chair, since Parker would probably be with his momma. As he slid into their booth, Margie brought him a carafe of coffee. He thanked her and poured himself a cup.
A loud squeal brought his attention to the front of the restaurant. JoJo and Parker just walked in, and his nephew was running toward him. Sliding out of the booth, he scooped him up in his arms.
“Hey, little man! Are you being a good boy for your momma?”
“Unca!” He then went on a two-year-old tirade about a car, maybe, and then wrapped his chubby little arms around Cash’s neck and kissed his cheek. It still melted his heart that he was able to be a part of their lives.
“Hey, big brother!” His sister came to him, and he wrapped his free arm around her, kissing her forehead.
“JoJo, you look beautiful.” He patted her swollen midsection. She was five months along and looked great. She was all belly. Now that she wasn’t getting sick anymore, she was glowing, but he could see she was tired, although she just kept smiling.
JoJo slid into the booth while Cash put Parker in his high chair. Margie brought his sister juice, and milk for his nephew. They quickly placed their order. Once that was done, he sat back and turned to his sister to see her watching him.
“What?”
“I don’t know what it is, but you seem different.” She studied some more until her face broke out into a huge smile. “You’ve met someone.” Her voice was barely above a whisper.
He tried to school his features. “Why do you say that?” He was going to tell her, but he wanted to see why she immediately thought that.
“I don’t know. You just seem really happy, peaceful even. So who is she?” She leaned forward with her chin resting in the palm of her hand.
“Her name’s Tessa.” He rolled his eyes at Journey as she squealed and clapped her hands. “I met her a few weeks ago. She’s a manager at this bookstore-coffeehouse, called Java Drama. We’ve been seeing each other, and I really like her. I’m bringing her this weekend.”
His sister’s eyes looked bright like she was going to cry. “I’m so happy for you. Here are your tickets, and we’re also having a cookout at our place afterward. You’ll come, right?”
“Of course. Do you need us to bring anything?” He was nervous and excited to introduce Tessa to his sister and her family. He had a feeling he and Tessa could have something long-lasting and wanted her to like his family, and vice versa.
“You can bring whatever you want, or nothing. No big deal. I’m so excited to meet her.”
Once their breakfast arrived, conversation halted. He shook his head at his sister while she shoveled her food in like she hadn’t eaten in days. She was the same way when she was pregnant with Parker, but it was no wonder since so far each baby had been almost ten pounds at birth. How his sister carried babies that big he didn’t know, but she always bounced back into her skinny self afterward.
He filled up his coffee cup and started
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