Days of You and Me by Tawdra Kandle

Author:Tawdra Kandle [Kandle, Tawdra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Keeping Score, Book Three
Publisher: Tawdra Kandle
Published: 2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

Big Girls Don’t Cry by Fergie

My parents’ house was filled with people, food and noise. I eased my way out of the kitchen and into the hall, looking for a little break from all the family members who wanted to hear the details about my first season as a pro football player, as if they didn’t know. I’d lost count of how many times I’d agreed that this had been a growing year, that we were a young team, that Coach Harris was a wonderful man and that our quarterback Gideon Maynard was due to have an amazing season.

I’d promised tickets to my uncle and two cousins, and I’d told my other teenaged cousin—female variety—that I’d do my damnedest to get her a signed picture of Gideon.

“I’d take Corey Iverson, too,” she’d added, wagging her eyebrows. “He’s hot.”

“He’s also married.” I tapped her on the nose. “And way too old for you.”

She stuck out her tongue at me. “You’re no fun.”

I wanted to laugh. Yeah, that seems to be the general opinion of the world at large.

The hallway was a little quieter. I could hear my mother’s voice as she greeted newcomers at the door, and in the living room, my brother Simon laughed. I saw him in silhouette, his arm around Justine as they chatted with my grandmother. His fingers rubbed Justine’s hip, just shy of her ass. A pang of bitter jealousy made my stomach clench; I didn’t begrudge Simon an ounce of his happiness with the beautiful Justine, but God, I missed that feeling of being connected to someone. I missed being able to look across the room at a familiar pair of eyes, the luxury of exchanging a glance with someone who knew what I was thinking almost before I did. I wanted that again. For one fleeting moment, I hated Nate for what he’d said to me last summer. I regretted listening to his advice. I wanted Quinn, and dammit, I wanted her now.

As though my longing had summoned her, Quinn’s voice carried to me over the buzz of other conversations. She’d just come through the door, I realized; Carrie was with her, both of them hugging my mother and smiling. Part of me wanted to go to her; she was pulling me closer, like a magnet. But I stayed where I was, waiting, content for the moment to just watch her unawares.

“Can you believe this? One of my boys is actually getting married. I never thought I’d see the day.” My mom shook her head. “Quinn, you look so pretty tonight. Come in and get something to eat and drink.”

“Everything’s lovely, Lisa.” Carrie sounded a little wistful. “You must be so excited. I can’t imagine any of us are old enough to be mothers-in-law.”

I didn’t have to see them all to feel the awkward pause; Carrie had been a mother-in-law already, though I doubted she’d ever considered herself that. My mother, never one to allow her friends to flounder, jumped in with both feet.

“Well, of course we aren’t.

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