Catching Cooper by Theresa Paolo

Author:Theresa Paolo [Paolo, Theresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Theresa Paolo
Published: 2018-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Cooper was excited for his first day at Bob’s Big Adventures. He had several meetings with Bob himself to go over protocol and the itineraries Bob had already mapped out for the summer program. He told Cooper as long as he followed the day’s activities he could infuse whatever other lessons he wanted to into the day.

Usually one to go with the flow, Cooper opted to actually review the itineraries and see how he could put his own spin on each one. Maybe it was self-preservation as he tried to forget about Sarah and that feisty attitude of hers. The way her teeth slid over her lip when she knew she was being mean. Or how her eyes dropped from his when she became uncomfortable with their conversation.

He had taken Shay’s advice and stepped back. He stopped texting, calling… and ever since that accidental bump in at Forgotten Treasures he hadn’t seen her. He heard from the town gossip circuit that the commissioned pieces she made for Bex Shepard were a huge success and had made it into several publications and even became a hot topic of discussion on some fashion show that exclusively discussed red carpet fashion.

There were so many times when he wanted to send her a text, congratulating her on her victory, but he’d thought better of it. One day—and he was confident that day would come—he would see her face to face and tell her in person.

Maybe when she came around she would be comfortable with introducing him to her son. After spending time with his nephew, the whole concept of kids was growing on him. Matt was such a hard ass, but the minute his son was mentioned or he was anywhere near his vicinity the big guy turned to a teddy bear. And while in the past Cooper would have bashed on him, something in him understood it, respected it, and maybe even envied it a little.

Cooper grabbed his clipboard and headed out of the main office to where other staff members were organizing the kids and getting them into their assigned groups. He found his group at the far left.

“Hey guys,” Cooper said to the ten pairs of eyes staring back at him.

He heard a tiny throat clear and felt an insistent tap on his arm. He turned to see no one then looked down.

His eyes caught that of an adorable blonde girl with big brown eyes. “And lady,” she said, planting her hands on her hips.

“I’m sorry. Hey guys and lady.”

“Better,” she said, taking her spot in the front.

“Why is there a girl here?” A tall boy with pudgy cheeks asked. “This is boys only.”

“Now wait a minute,” Cooper said holding his hand up, hoping to buy himself some time to think of a response. He wasn’t equipped for this. Kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, yes. Boys who still thought girls had cooties? Not so much.

A kid with brown hair and a sprinkling of freckles pushed his way to the front and stood beside Cooper, his arms crossing over his small chest.

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