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Authors: SH Richardson
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still had my finger on her cheek as we maintained eye contact when one of her sisters laughed out loud at my nickname for Clover.
“He calls you tootsie baby? That’s too cute. I like him already.”
I couldn’t help but smile at her little outburst, even though Clover had a look on her face like she was ready to run out the door at any minute. Since Clover was in a daze, I decided I should introduce myself to her other sister, so I stuck out my hand for a quick greeting.
“Hi, I’m Range. You must be Ashley. Nice to meet you.” Ashley reached out her little hand, and with a firm grip, gave me a shake. “Nice to meet you, too, Range. Clover has told us all about you.”
“Oh really? And what exactly has Clover said about me?”
Clover quickly snapped out of her trance, grabbed my hand, and dragged me out the door before either of the girls had a chance to respond. All I could hear was a chorus of giggles as we exited the house. I walked her over to the passenger side and opened the door for her to get in. Before she could climb up into the cab, I grabbed her hand and spun her around. As soon as she gasped in surprise, I kissed her firmly on the mouth. It wasn’t like the passionate kiss we’d shared the night before, but a kiss to let her know just how much I’d missed her and couldn’t wait to spend the day with her. When I pulled back to take a look at her gorgeous face, she smiled the biggest, brightest smile I had ever seen. I could swear she was glowing. I released her hand and helped her up into the cab, waiting until she secured her seat belt before closing the door. I ran around the front of the truck to climb into the driver’s side, and with one final glance at Clover, I set off toward the junkyard.
A few short minutes into the drive, Clover turned to face me with a curious look in her eyes and asked, “Why did Buck leave you the junkyard? He must have had family somewhere.” It was a valid question. I just didn’t know how much I wanted to tell her about my past, so I decided to answer the best way I knew how. “Buck considered all of us his boys, me in particular. We all needed him for one reason or another. Most of the time, it was a decent meal or a clean set of clothes. When he decided to retire, he felt I was the most responsible of the bunch, so he left it to me to run.” I hoped my answer was enough to satisfy her curiosity. I didn’t want anything to ruin our day together, and dredging up the past was a sure fire way to send my thoughts straight to hell.
“I guess that makes a lot of sense. He sounds like a wonderful man, and I hope I get to meet him someday.” She reached over the center console and intertwined our fingers, smiling as we made our way. I couldn’t help the warm feeling this girl invoked in my chest. I didn’t think I had ever been this happy in my entire life, and it was all thanks to my tootsie girl.
I should have known that happiness wasn’t meant for me in this life and like most things, it always came at a price.
CHAPTER 13
Clover
As we made our way to the junkyard, I could feel the excitement growing in Range. The old sign that read “Buck’s Junkyard” had announced our arrival, but it was the strange man sitting outside on a motorcycle who for some reason made me feel on edge. He was dressed in all black from head to toe, including a black bandana that was tied around his mouth and nose. He was dirty, but not from lack of bathing. From the looks of things, he must have been traveling a long way, since dust and grime were all over the bike. He was wearing some sort of vest that had patches all over the front of it with the name Craze in the corner.
Range put the car in park and began to get out, but I yanked on his hand I was holding to stop him.
“Do you know him? He looks sort of dangerous.”
“No, he probably just needs a part or something and didn’t realize we were closed on Saturday. I’ll just let him know to come back on
“He calls you tootsie baby? That’s too cute. I like him already.”
I couldn’t help but smile at her little outburst, even though Clover had a look on her face like she was ready to run out the door at any minute. Since Clover was in a daze, I decided I should introduce myself to her other sister, so I stuck out my hand for a quick greeting.
“Hi, I’m Range. You must be Ashley. Nice to meet you.” Ashley reached out her little hand, and with a firm grip, gave me a shake. “Nice to meet you, too, Range. Clover has told us all about you.”
“Oh really? And what exactly has Clover said about me?”
Clover quickly snapped out of her trance, grabbed my hand, and dragged me out the door before either of the girls had a chance to respond. All I could hear was a chorus of giggles as we exited the house. I walked her over to the passenger side and opened the door for her to get in. Before she could climb up into the cab, I grabbed her hand and spun her around. As soon as she gasped in surprise, I kissed her firmly on the mouth. It wasn’t like the passionate kiss we’d shared the night before, but a kiss to let her know just how much I’d missed her and couldn’t wait to spend the day with her. When I pulled back to take a look at her gorgeous face, she smiled the biggest, brightest smile I had ever seen. I could swear she was glowing. I released her hand and helped her up into the cab, waiting until she secured her seat belt before closing the door. I ran around the front of the truck to climb into the driver’s side, and with one final glance at Clover, I set off toward the junkyard.
A few short minutes into the drive, Clover turned to face me with a curious look in her eyes and asked, “Why did Buck leave you the junkyard? He must have had family somewhere.” It was a valid question. I just didn’t know how much I wanted to tell her about my past, so I decided to answer the best way I knew how. “Buck considered all of us his boys, me in particular. We all needed him for one reason or another. Most of the time, it was a decent meal or a clean set of clothes. When he decided to retire, he felt I was the most responsible of the bunch, so he left it to me to run.” I hoped my answer was enough to satisfy her curiosity. I didn’t want anything to ruin our day together, and dredging up the past was a sure fire way to send my thoughts straight to hell.
“I guess that makes a lot of sense. He sounds like a wonderful man, and I hope I get to meet him someday.” She reached over the center console and intertwined our fingers, smiling as we made our way. I couldn’t help the warm feeling this girl invoked in my chest. I didn’t think I had ever been this happy in my entire life, and it was all thanks to my tootsie girl.
I should have known that happiness wasn’t meant for me in this life and like most things, it always came at a price.
CHAPTER 13
Clover
As we made our way to the junkyard, I could feel the excitement growing in Range. The old sign that read “Buck’s Junkyard” had announced our arrival, but it was the strange man sitting outside on a motorcycle who for some reason made me feel on edge. He was dressed in all black from head to toe, including a black bandana that was tied around his mouth and nose. He was dirty, but not from lack of bathing. From the looks of things, he must have been traveling a long way, since dust and grime were all over the bike. He was wearing some sort of vest that had patches all over the front of it with the name Craze in the corner.
Range put the car in park and began to get out, but I yanked on his hand I was holding to stop him.
“Do you know him? He looks sort of dangerous.”
“No, he probably just needs a part or something and didn’t realize we were closed on Saturday. I’ll just let him know to come back on
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