Casanova Cowboy (A Morgan Mallory Story) by Lisa Loomis

Author:Lisa Loomis [Loomis, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Lisa Loomis
Published: 2012-03-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Ryan and I were both on the go the next year. He was dating Julie, working, flying, and going to school at night. I was going to school during the day and working four jobs around it to meet my new obligations. If I got five hours of sleep anymore, it was amazing. I didn’t have time to date or even think about dating. I had a couple one-night-stands that left me feeling empty afterwards, so I stopped. If I went anywhere, it was usually over to my parents.

“I worry about you,” Mom said. “Your life is too hectic. You don’t have any spare time to enjoy it.”

“Oh, Mom, quit worrying,” I said.

I’d stopped by to visit and was doing math homework at her counter while she was busy in the kitchen.

“What are you cooking?” I asked as she started something on the stove.

“Trying a new chicken dish I pulled out of a magazine. I assume you’re staying for dinner?” she asked.

“Sure, why not, no one to go home to,” I said tapping my pencil on my book.

“Are you seeing anyone?” she asked casually.

It was the question we both knew I hated, and that she asked too often. She couldn’t understand why I didn’t have a steady boyfriend. She’d told me more than once she’d never lacked for boyfriends; she certainly had never gone years without one. It made me feel even more broken.

“Don’t ask,” I said, not wanting to have that conversation again. “Can you believe Jackie’s getting married to Marty this summer?”

Mom’s dog, Skyler, scratched at the slider.

“Let her in, will you?” Mom asked.

I walked to the slider and was surprised to see Ryan’s dog, Bo. He rotated his big square head at me with puppy dog eyes, and was happily wagging his tail.

“What’s he doing here?” I asked.

“He’s here a lot. Ryan felt bad leaving him in his apartment all day while he works, so I told him to bring him here. He drops him off almost every day. Skyler seems to like him,” she said.

I opened the door, and they both shot into the kitchen and hurried over beneath Mom’s feet. I was a little surprised Mom hadn’t told me about Bo’s daily visits. I felt out of the loop again, like being so busy I was missing out on so much that was going on.

“Back to what you were saying, no, I can’t believe Jackie’s marrying Marty. Good for her, though. Those two have dated off and on forever,” Mom stated.

“On and off through high school, on and off after high school, on and off until they got engaged. Worries me a little, the on and off, I knew someone like that once,” I said, knowing she would pick up on who I meant.

“You ever talk to Mathew anymore?” she asked. “I assume that is who you are referring to.”

“No. He was never good at calling, and I finally quit,” I answered.

“You ever regret not going, trying to make it work with him?” she asked.

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