breakfast.
Nellie and Roscoe are already seated at the kitchen table eating toast and drinking coffee when I enter.
“You’re up early,” Nellie observes.
“And you’re reading a book?” Roscoe adds, obviously surprised.
“I have a callback for the MTV show this afternoon and I want to get ready for it.”
“Is the show about a baby?” Nellie points to the book in my hands.
“No, this is a book Abby loaned me so I could learn more about parenting Sadie.”
Nellie and Roscoe eye each other. Then Nellie says, “Are things moving that quickly with Abby?”
Not as quickly as I’d like, but I don’t tell Nellie that. I don’t want to tell anyone because they’ll think I’m nuts. I’d marry Abby in a heartbeat if I could. That’s weird because before I met Abby I didn’t think I’d ever get married.
“Do you think I look like Mae Russell?” I ask.
“That’s a random question,” Roscoe replies.
“Mae Russell has been cast as the lead in All About Ava . That’s the show I’m auditioning for. I’m supposed to be her older brother.”
“You could be her brother,” Nellie tells me.
“You’re not just saying that?”
“I’m not just saying that,” she assures me. “You’re both charismatic and attractive in the same way.”
Roscoe pokes her arm. “But not as attractive as I am.”
Her lips tighten and she glares at him. “Not as attractive as you. Not to me anyway.”
He grins. “That’s all that matters.”
“I’d better call Abby and give her the good news.” I eye the two pieces of toast that are sitting in the center of the table. “Are you two going to eat those?”
“Help yourself,” Nellie tells me.
I grab them from the plate. “Thanks.”
***
Abby doesn’t answer her phone the first five times I call. I’m starting to panic. She always answers my calls on the first ring.
Something is wrong. I just know it. I debate going over there on my moped.
She told me she wasn’t going to work at the nursery until later in the afternoon so she could take Sadie to the park.
I try phoning one more time and when she doesn’t pick up I decide I need to see her.
Has she changed her mind about me? I try to remember if there was anything that happened on our date last night that could have made the wrong impression.
When I left she told me she was excited to see me again. We made plans to meet for brunch on our next date.
“Good luck with your audition,” Nellie tells me as I make my way to the front door.
“Thanks, I’ve got to stop by Abby’s place first.”
She frowns. “Is something wrong?”
I shrug. “I have no idea. She won’t answer her phone.”
***
I’ve never driven my moped so fast before. I know I’m straining the engine, but I don’t care. I know something is not right and I have to see Abby.
Luckily her aunt and uncle’s car is not in the driveway. They’ve probably already gone to the nursery. Once I’m parked I practically run to the front door and start pounding.
When Abby finally opens the door I try my best not to gasp. Her eyes are red and swollen like she’s been crying.
“What’s wrong?”
“What are you doing here?”
We both stare at each other, neither one of us actually answering the question the other asked.
All I want to do is take her into my arms and make whatever is hurting her go away. But something stops me. The look on her face tells me to proceed with caution.
“You wouldn’t answer your phone,” I state.
“I can’t.”
“But why? I don’t understand. Please tell me what’s going on.”
She blows out air as she wipes at her eyes.
I want to kiss her and tell her that everything is going to be alright, but I’m not sure it is. She looks like someone just died.
“Is Sadie okay?” My stomach knots when the words pop out of my mouth. She has to be okay.
“She’s fine,” Abby replies quickly.
“Your aunt and uncle?”
“They left for the nursery a little early today to get set up for a
Nellie and Roscoe are already seated at the kitchen table eating toast and drinking coffee when I enter.
“You’re up early,” Nellie observes.
“And you’re reading a book?” Roscoe adds, obviously surprised.
“I have a callback for the MTV show this afternoon and I want to get ready for it.”
“Is the show about a baby?” Nellie points to the book in my hands.
“No, this is a book Abby loaned me so I could learn more about parenting Sadie.”
Nellie and Roscoe eye each other. Then Nellie says, “Are things moving that quickly with Abby?”
Not as quickly as I’d like, but I don’t tell Nellie that. I don’t want to tell anyone because they’ll think I’m nuts. I’d marry Abby in a heartbeat if I could. That’s weird because before I met Abby I didn’t think I’d ever get married.
“Do you think I look like Mae Russell?” I ask.
“That’s a random question,” Roscoe replies.
“Mae Russell has been cast as the lead in All About Ava . That’s the show I’m auditioning for. I’m supposed to be her older brother.”
“You could be her brother,” Nellie tells me.
“You’re not just saying that?”
“I’m not just saying that,” she assures me. “You’re both charismatic and attractive in the same way.”
Roscoe pokes her arm. “But not as attractive as I am.”
Her lips tighten and she glares at him. “Not as attractive as you. Not to me anyway.”
He grins. “That’s all that matters.”
“I’d better call Abby and give her the good news.” I eye the two pieces of toast that are sitting in the center of the table. “Are you two going to eat those?”
“Help yourself,” Nellie tells me.
I grab them from the plate. “Thanks.”
***
Abby doesn’t answer her phone the first five times I call. I’m starting to panic. She always answers my calls on the first ring.
Something is wrong. I just know it. I debate going over there on my moped.
She told me she wasn’t going to work at the nursery until later in the afternoon so she could take Sadie to the park.
I try phoning one more time and when she doesn’t pick up I decide I need to see her.
Has she changed her mind about me? I try to remember if there was anything that happened on our date last night that could have made the wrong impression.
When I left she told me she was excited to see me again. We made plans to meet for brunch on our next date.
“Good luck with your audition,” Nellie tells me as I make my way to the front door.
“Thanks, I’ve got to stop by Abby’s place first.”
She frowns. “Is something wrong?”
I shrug. “I have no idea. She won’t answer her phone.”
***
I’ve never driven my moped so fast before. I know I’m straining the engine, but I don’t care. I know something is not right and I have to see Abby.
Luckily her aunt and uncle’s car is not in the driveway. They’ve probably already gone to the nursery. Once I’m parked I practically run to the front door and start pounding.
When Abby finally opens the door I try my best not to gasp. Her eyes are red and swollen like she’s been crying.
“What’s wrong?”
“What are you doing here?”
We both stare at each other, neither one of us actually answering the question the other asked.
All I want to do is take her into my arms and make whatever is hurting her go away. But something stops me. The look on her face tells me to proceed with caution.
“You wouldn’t answer your phone,” I state.
“I can’t.”
“But why? I don’t understand. Please tell me what’s going on.”
She blows out air as she wipes at her eyes.
I want to kiss her and tell her that everything is going to be alright, but I’m not sure it is. She looks like someone just died.
“Is Sadie okay?” My stomach knots when the words pop out of my mouth. She has to be okay.
“She’s fine,” Abby replies quickly.
“Your aunt and uncle?”
“They left for the nursery a little early today to get set up for a
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