Drawn Deeper by Brenda Rothert

Author:Brenda Rothert [Rothert, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Drawn Deeper
Publisher: Brenda Rothert
Published: 2016-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

Kyle

The next afternoon, I walked into my parents’ house, braced for an argument. When my mother had texted this morning asking me to drop by for lunch if I could, I knew it was probably about Meredith.

“You made it,” she said as I walked into the kitchen.

“How are you, Mom?”

“Oh, no complaints. I’ve just had Maxine Thompson over to discuss the flowers for Mason and April’s wedding, so that was nice.”

“The backyard’s a beautiful spot for a wedding.”

“Thank you. Your father and I are thrilled that Mason found the one.”

“Yeah, April’s great.” I approached the kitchen counter and nodded with appreciation. “That chicken salad looks great. Can we eat soon? I have to be back by one fifteen.”

“Sure. Just sit down, and I’ll bring everything over to the table.”

Her homemade chicken salad was one of my favorites, and I was hungry. It was all I could do to wait as she put croissants, chicken salad, chips, and a pitcher of iced tea on the table. Finally, she sat down.

“How’s work today?” she asked.

“Just the usual.”

“I heard Marion Carter had a biopsy, or was that just a rumor?”

I shrugged as I spooned chicken salad onto a croissant. “You know I can’t discuss patients, Mom.”

“So she is a patient, then?”

“I didn’t say that. I don’t disclose anything about anyone, and you know it.”

“Of course I do. I just thought that if she is going through something like that, I’d bring over a casserole or something.”

I decided a change of subject was in order. “The boys said Dad took them flying Saturday morning. They had a good time.”

“Good. Your father’s been tinkering with his plane a lot lately, and he hasn’t done much flying.”

“Where’s he at today?”

“Lunch with a client. Full-time retirement doesn’t suit him, so it’s good he took on a few clients again.”

“You guys should travel. There’s a big world out there to see.”

She smiled. “Everyone who matters to me is right here in Lovely. Other than Justin, of course.”

“Hopefully, he can make it to Mason’s bachelor party weekend.”

“I hope so, too.” She set her sandwich down and met my gaze across the table. “Kyle, I need to talk to you about something.”

“Sure.” I grabbed another croissant to make a second sandwich.

“I know you’re seeing Meredith.”

“Yeah?”

“It’s all over town that her Jeep is at your house every day now.”

“We already talked about this, Mom.”

She sighed and rested her elbows on the table. “Well, I think it’s time for a more honest conversation about it.”

“Were you dishonest last time?” I arched my brows with amusement. “Because I wasn’t.”

“This isn’t a joke,” she said sharply. “After what Jordan and Eric have been through, I can’t believe you don’t understand the gravity of this.”

“No one understands what my kids have been through better than I do.”

“Kim was an opportunist. Once she had you locked in, she showed her true colors. Even before the drinking started, she was spending so much money and getting all those plastic surgeries—”

I cut her off. “I know all this, Mom.

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