Cocky Notes: A Hero Club Novel by Leesa Bow & Hero Club

Author:Leesa Bow & Hero Club [Bow, Leesa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cocky Hero Club, Inc.
Published: 2020-06-27T23:00:00+00:00

A slice of beach not far from Reef’s house is protected with boulders. It’s shaped in an arc, so when the ocean rolls in, it doesn’t quite reach the rocks. Walkers take the track above on the esplanade path to get to either side since the tide blocks access, fencing in the tiny beach.

It’s private and perfect for our dinner.

The sun is low on the horizon before it falls into the crystal blue water. Seagulls squawk nearby waiting for a fry or scallop to be thrown their way. At this time of night, the water is only metres from our feet.

A soothing, gentle breeze caresses my face and rustles my hair. There’s nothing quite like the aroma of salt-infused air mixed with the spicy scent of a gorgeous man—one who has his head in my lap.

“I could stay the night here,” he says. “Like this. With you.”

I brush my fingers along his jawline. “Another time.” I inhale a deep therapeutic amount of air. “I have to go. I want to see my dad and catch up on his new girlfriend.”

He rolls onto his stomach and takes my hands in his. “Want to tell me about it?”

I do want to talk to him in a way as though we trust each other. And I give him a brief rundown on his accident, how close my father and I are, and how, until a few weeks ago, he’d never invited another woman to our house. Then I mention my mother, and I can’t stop.

“When Dad was in the hospital after his amputation, you’d think his wife would be by his side and worried sick. Not my mother. It was a chance for her to continue her affairs. I’m not talking about one. She had multiple. A different man every night if she could. I hated hearing the moans coming from her bedroom, hated seeing shadows of men pass my bedroom window because they never used the front door. Their bedroom had an external sliding door. They’d walk the side of the house past my bedroom to access it. Mum used to say the door was a perfect entry to the garden to sit and enjoy morning coffee.” I roll my eyes. “Liar.”

Reef squeezes my knee. “It makes me nauseous for you. Were you scared?”

“I became used to it until Dad was in the hospital.” I shake my head. “It was when I needed her the most. When I couldn’t sleep with worry and scared for Dad, I heard more of what took place in the bedroom.”

Reef rubs my thigh, and I inhale a deep breath. “I wanted to sleep at the hospital. I was there ‘til late, anyway. Mum said she didn’t have the time to visit with running a household. And yet, I laundered my school clothes and made my own meals except for dinner because I usually shared some of Dad’s meal at the hospital. It was our time together, bonding and reassurance knowing Dad was coping. I enjoyed hanging

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