Chasing Nikki by Lacey Weatherford

Author:Lacey Weatherford [Weatherford, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Lacey Weatherford
Published: 2012-06-14T06:48:09+00:00

Video games were in full swing, blasting loudly through the surround sound speakers on the television system I’d insisted Mom keep when we moved here. She couldn’t really argue with me since Dad and I had picked the equipment out together. Getting rid of it would be like throwing away some of his memories.

“Die suckers, die!” Brett shouted as we teamed up against the guys we were battling together online—Wes and Chad. It had been a pretty good match so far, but Brett and I had this in the bag.

My attention was suddenly diverted when my mom walked past wearing a short black cocktail dress that showed off her long legs in her tall strappy heels. Her dark, honey streaked hair and makeup was fixed perfectly.

She smiled. “How’s the game going, guys?” she asked, continuing on her way.

Brett and I both looked down just in time to see ourselves get blown to smithereens on the screen.

“Dude! Why didn’t you tell me your mom was so smokin’ hot?” Brett exclaimed as soon as she was out of earshot. “She’s a ten for sure!”

I sent him a scathing glare as I tossed the controller onto the coffee table.

“Okay. Message received. Hot mom is off limits,” Brett grumbled.

“What do you know about some guy named Greg Stanton?” I asked.

“Whoa, is that who she’s going out with?”

I nodded. “Is that a good whoa, or a bad one?”

“The guy is loaded. He’s a total work horse. He’s like this big contractor guy. His house is that huge one in the middle of the country club, if you’ve ever been there. He built it for him and his fiancé, but she got this weird illness and ended up dying before they got married. He’s been single all these years, living in that big old place by himself. Everyone says he’ll never get over her. I’ve never even seen him date anyone before.”

So they had something in common, both suffering from extreme loss. I got up and moved toward the stairs.

“Have you ever heard anything bad about him?”

“Greg? Heck no! He’s like one of the nicest people I know. A really good guy.”

While I was pretty sure I didn’t want to find out my mom was going out on a date with Jack the Ripper, I was fairly certain this news might be just as bad. I didn’t want some Superman moving in to sweep her off her feet either. She and I were … well we were a team, and we didn’t need anyone else butting in as far as I was concerned.

The doorbell rang right as we hit the bottom stair, and a quick check through the window revealed a sweet, bright red, truck parked out in the driveway.

I heard voices coming from the direction of the kitchen, and Mom appeared with Grandma and Grandpa following after her. She smoothed her dress down nervously as she walked toward the door, and I suddenly found myself wanting to throw a blanket around her so this guy couldn’t look at her.

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