work.
“How are my beauties doing?” he asks, greeting us in the living room. Apparently his annoyance with my tardiness from this morning has passed. Although Mom said not to worry about it, it’s been in the back of my mind all day. I rarely disappoint my dad, so when I see it spelled out across his face, it leaves a bitter feeling inside. Thankfully, there’s no trace of it now.
Coming out of the kitchen, he asks, “Hope, did you make dinner for us?”
“Yeah, it should be ready if y’all are hungry for it.”
“Are you eating with us?”
“No, Joey should be here soon. Is that okay? Do you need me here?” I ask, worried that I should have checked before making plans.
“No, no. We’re good. You need to have your own life outside of Mom and I. It’s great to see you glowing again, kiddo,” he says with a happy grin before going back into the kitchen.
Shutting down my computer, and putting all my school supplies away, I hear Joey’s car pull into the driveway. I peek out the window to watch him walk up the sidewalk; he is carrying a sweet smile and flowers. Aww! My heart swells and my butterfly friends come alive excited to see him, flowers and all.
Meeting him at the door, I smile and his face brightens when he sees me standing there.
“Hey, you. Are ‘ya ready?”
“I am, come on in. I just have to get my purse.” I open the screen door and he sweeps his hand across my midsection as he passes, smiling his sexy grin.
A warmth spreads throughout my body from the touch of his hand across my torso. Just this subtle touch sends my body reacting with overwhelming emotion. My body yearns for Joey just as much as my heart does.
Joey greets my parents, walking into the living room where my dad is setting up the TV trays for dinner. “Mr. and Mrs. Taylor,” he nods his head. “Nice to see you again.”
My dad greets Joey, “Same to you, son.” And my mom sweetly asks, “How are you, honey?”
Joey responds with a smile. “I’m doing great, thanks.”
Grabbing my clutch from my bedroom, I join them in the living room.
“Ready?” I ask.
“Oh yeah, these are for you.” He hands me the flowers he’s been holding.
“Thank you. They’re beautiful.” I bring them to my nose to smell them. “Let me just put them in some water, and then we can get going.” I spin on my heels to bring them to the kitchen.
After saying our goodbyes to my parents, I head out for another night of being with Joey.
“So is tonight a surprise too, or can I know what’s on the agenda?” I joke once we get into the car.
“There’s supposed to be a killer sunset tonight, so I figured we’d just have dinner at my place, and watch it there.” He turns to me with a grin that sends heat down my spine.
Although I’ve lived here all my life, and have a very strong love for the beach, I’ve never watched the sunset from there. It’s always been on my bucket list, though and I’m excited to finally check it off tonight.
“That sounds perfect!”
Resting his hand on my thigh, he winks before moving his eyes back to the road. The heat penetrating my leg from his hand is enough to make the wheels in my head start turning–thinking about the way my body reacts to his and how the more time we spend together, the more my heart beats for him. I should have known by the way he got under my skin from day one that when I finally gave into the temptation, things were going to move full speed ahead.
Pulling into the driveway, I get a good view of the front of the house. It’s huge, beautiful, and screams wealthy. Very intimidating for a girl that comes from very little and helps her parents pay bills, living paycheck to paycheck. It’s hard to not let my insecurities get the best of me when we come from two opposite sides of the spectrum.
Not wanting to be a debby-downer, I brush my negative thoughts aside and meet Joey outside the front of the car smiling ear to ear, just happy to be here with him.
“How are my beauties doing?” he asks, greeting us in the living room. Apparently his annoyance with my tardiness from this morning has passed. Although Mom said not to worry about it, it’s been in the back of my mind all day. I rarely disappoint my dad, so when I see it spelled out across his face, it leaves a bitter feeling inside. Thankfully, there’s no trace of it now.
Coming out of the kitchen, he asks, “Hope, did you make dinner for us?”
“Yeah, it should be ready if y’all are hungry for it.”
“Are you eating with us?”
“No, Joey should be here soon. Is that okay? Do you need me here?” I ask, worried that I should have checked before making plans.
“No, no. We’re good. You need to have your own life outside of Mom and I. It’s great to see you glowing again, kiddo,” he says with a happy grin before going back into the kitchen.
Shutting down my computer, and putting all my school supplies away, I hear Joey’s car pull into the driveway. I peek out the window to watch him walk up the sidewalk; he is carrying a sweet smile and flowers. Aww! My heart swells and my butterfly friends come alive excited to see him, flowers and all.
Meeting him at the door, I smile and his face brightens when he sees me standing there.
“Hey, you. Are ‘ya ready?”
“I am, come on in. I just have to get my purse.” I open the screen door and he sweeps his hand across my midsection as he passes, smiling his sexy grin.
A warmth spreads throughout my body from the touch of his hand across my torso. Just this subtle touch sends my body reacting with overwhelming emotion. My body yearns for Joey just as much as my heart does.
Joey greets my parents, walking into the living room where my dad is setting up the TV trays for dinner. “Mr. and Mrs. Taylor,” he nods his head. “Nice to see you again.”
My dad greets Joey, “Same to you, son.” And my mom sweetly asks, “How are you, honey?”
Joey responds with a smile. “I’m doing great, thanks.”
Grabbing my clutch from my bedroom, I join them in the living room.
“Ready?” I ask.
“Oh yeah, these are for you.” He hands me the flowers he’s been holding.
“Thank you. They’re beautiful.” I bring them to my nose to smell them. “Let me just put them in some water, and then we can get going.” I spin on my heels to bring them to the kitchen.
After saying our goodbyes to my parents, I head out for another night of being with Joey.
“So is tonight a surprise too, or can I know what’s on the agenda?” I joke once we get into the car.
“There’s supposed to be a killer sunset tonight, so I figured we’d just have dinner at my place, and watch it there.” He turns to me with a grin that sends heat down my spine.
Although I’ve lived here all my life, and have a very strong love for the beach, I’ve never watched the sunset from there. It’s always been on my bucket list, though and I’m excited to finally check it off tonight.
“That sounds perfect!”
Resting his hand on my thigh, he winks before moving his eyes back to the road. The heat penetrating my leg from his hand is enough to make the wheels in my head start turning–thinking about the way my body reacts to his and how the more time we spend together, the more my heart beats for him. I should have known by the way he got under my skin from day one that when I finally gave into the temptation, things were going to move full speed ahead.
Pulling into the driveway, I get a good view of the front of the house. It’s huge, beautiful, and screams wealthy. Very intimidating for a girl that comes from very little and helps her parents pay bills, living paycheck to paycheck. It’s hard to not let my insecurities get the best of me when we come from two opposite sides of the spectrum.
Not wanting to be a debby-downer, I brush my negative thoughts aside and meet Joey outside the front of the car smiling ear to ear, just happy to be here with him.
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