Champagne & Forever by Andrea Johnston

Author:Andrea Johnston [Johnston, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Country Road Novella
Publisher: Andrea Johnston
Published: 2017-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Daria was not my one true love. Poor thing had my mom fooled and, as much as I appreciated the effort to impress my parents, it was clear the moment she stepped out of her bright yellow sports car, Daria was not the sweet innocent young lady my mother thought she was. No, Daria was far from that.

Sure, she was nice enough. And the way she presented herself, she had . . . a lot to offer a guy. If I was interested. I wasn’t. I may not be looking for a relationship but I do know obvious come-ons and a woman who displays her assets for all to see is not what I’m looking for when the time does come. My mom was startled when Daria walked in wearing a skin-tight leopard print dress with four-inch stilettos. Her breasts were pushed up in what I only assume was some sort of animal print bra and to match her almost exposed panties. My dad almost couldn’t contain his laughter when my mom struggled to maintain eye contact. I get it, each time Daria reached for one of the plates of food on the table, there was a chance she’d pop right out of the top of her dress.

Daria explained that she was visiting her aunt for a few weeks while she worked out some personal problems. Her aunt demanded she dress demurely when attending Sunday services, but she hated the long skirt and high collared top she had to wear. She proceeded to explain that was why she’d worn the same outfit two weeks in a row. I guess my mom assumed she was just frugal and only had one church outfit. My poor mom. By the time she was getting dessert ready, I’d already had my thigh squeezed twice and Daria’s phone number tucked in my pocket. I begged out of apple pie and ice cream, leaving my poor parents to let Daria down for me. It’s the least they could do after the way she tried to stroke more than my ego under the table.

Tonight, I put the final touches on Ben and Piper’s gift and made a list of duties for a helper, or apprentice as Minnie, Owen’s girlfriend, called the position. She said if I call the kid, I assume it’ll be a kid, an apprentice I could get away not paying someone. That seems kind of shitty. So, while I’ll use the title of “apprentice” because it’s better than “do the grunt work,” I’ll still pay whoever I find a little something. I only hope I can find someone that knows how to use my tools or, at the very least, picks up on the stuff quickly.

Once I’ve closed my shop, formerly known as my garage, I head into the house for a shower and a good night’s sleep. I’m just about to hop in the shower when my phone signals a text message from my brother.

Wyatt: I heard Mom’s latest fix up was a bust.

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