things that happened that I never saw coming; I cried and I admitted I was wrong about something. It honestly made me nervous to think of Jolon not accepting my apology now because I’d done him so wrong. But that was something I’d have to deal with when the time came. For now, I just kept running over what I’d say in my head.
When my dad finally got in, I was both starved and lonely, so I greeted him with a hug at the door.
“Either you need money or you broke something,” he stated, and then did his best to close the door with me hanging around his neck. “Which is it?”
“Neither, I just missed you.”
When I pulled away, he had a questioning look on his face. “Is that a crime or something?” I asked.
“No, not a crime, just…..different I guess. But I missed you too.” He held up the box in his hand. “I brought pizza.”
I hurried to the cabinet to grab out a couple plates and set them down on the table. We ate in silence at first, but then my dad asked about Ruthann’s car in the driveway. “So, your boss let you get the car again?”
I nodded. “Yeah, she let me leave a little early and told me to take it so you didn’t have to bother coming to get me.”
He looked up from his food. “She seems to really trust you, huh? I mean, people don’t usually hand their cars over to just anyone.”
I shrugged. “I guess you could say that. She’s pretty cool.” I finished chewing my food before continuing. “We had a nice talk today.”
“Bout what?” He asked.
“Mmm…..just stuff. She made me feel better about some things I was dealing with at work, but it’s fine now.”
He stared while he ate, but didn’t say anything right away. “Everything going ok? Do I need to come up there and set anybody straight?”
I smiled. “No, Dad, everything’s good. Trust me.”
“Just checking,” he said defensively. “What about the boys. I know you probably have them buzzing around the shop likes bees on honey.”
We both laughed. “Uh….no. Not at all. I just go to work and come back to the house. The only person I really talk to that I met there is Kaya.”
“That’s the girl you told me about who makes the deliveries with her uncle, right?”
I nodded.
“Why don’t you ever invite her over?” He looked around. “You afraid she might see how luxurious we live and start using you for your money?”
I raised my eyebrows and looked at the ugliness surrounding me that I try to ignore. “Yeah, that’s it,” I replied sarcastically. “Actually, we’re supposed to hang out this weekend. I’m not sure where though.”
“And when were you planning to ask for permission?”
I smiled sweetly. “Um….now?”
“Yeah, I bet.” He paused and took a drink. “Just let me know where and don’t forget that you have until midnight to get home. Don’t think that being here means you don’t have a curfew.”
“Isn’t that just a tad bit ridiculous? I mean, what is there to get into around here? You think I’m gonna go crazy and start vandalizing trees or something? “
He shot me a warning look. “Don’t act like you can’t find trouble to get into. We both know how you do.”
I sighed and rolled my
When my dad finally got in, I was both starved and lonely, so I greeted him with a hug at the door.
“Either you need money or you broke something,” he stated, and then did his best to close the door with me hanging around his neck. “Which is it?”
“Neither, I just missed you.”
When I pulled away, he had a questioning look on his face. “Is that a crime or something?” I asked.
“No, not a crime, just…..different I guess. But I missed you too.” He held up the box in his hand. “I brought pizza.”
I hurried to the cabinet to grab out a couple plates and set them down on the table. We ate in silence at first, but then my dad asked about Ruthann’s car in the driveway. “So, your boss let you get the car again?”
I nodded. “Yeah, she let me leave a little early and told me to take it so you didn’t have to bother coming to get me.”
He looked up from his food. “She seems to really trust you, huh? I mean, people don’t usually hand their cars over to just anyone.”
I shrugged. “I guess you could say that. She’s pretty cool.” I finished chewing my food before continuing. “We had a nice talk today.”
“Bout what?” He asked.
“Mmm…..just stuff. She made me feel better about some things I was dealing with at work, but it’s fine now.”
He stared while he ate, but didn’t say anything right away. “Everything going ok? Do I need to come up there and set anybody straight?”
I smiled. “No, Dad, everything’s good. Trust me.”
“Just checking,” he said defensively. “What about the boys. I know you probably have them buzzing around the shop likes bees on honey.”
We both laughed. “Uh….no. Not at all. I just go to work and come back to the house. The only person I really talk to that I met there is Kaya.”
“That’s the girl you told me about who makes the deliveries with her uncle, right?”
I nodded.
“Why don’t you ever invite her over?” He looked around. “You afraid she might see how luxurious we live and start using you for your money?”
I raised my eyebrows and looked at the ugliness surrounding me that I try to ignore. “Yeah, that’s it,” I replied sarcastically. “Actually, we’re supposed to hang out this weekend. I’m not sure where though.”
“And when were you planning to ask for permission?”
I smiled sweetly. “Um….now?”
“Yeah, I bet.” He paused and took a drink. “Just let me know where and don’t forget that you have until midnight to get home. Don’t think that being here means you don’t have a curfew.”
“Isn’t that just a tad bit ridiculous? I mean, what is there to get into around here? You think I’m gonna go crazy and start vandalizing trees or something? “
He shot me a warning look. “Don’t act like you can’t find trouble to get into. We both know how you do.”
I sighed and rolled my
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