Every Other Weekend by Jaxson Kidman

Author:Jaxson Kidman [Kidman, Jaxson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-02T18:30:00+00:00

“Okay, so I brought him some snacks and juice,” I said as I put my hand on the bag. “I brought some of his cars and trucks. He likes to play with those a lot. If you don’t mind, there’s a show he-”

“Jordyn,” Brenda said, shutting me up.

She stood with a neon red coffee mug, her short auburn hair tucked behind her ear. She used to have really long hair and a lot of piercings in her ears. Now the earrings she wore were ones her husband - Charlie - bought her for her birthday, telling her it was from their daughter, Hazel. It was amazing how Brenda went from a wild and free spirit to full Mom mode.

“Sorry,” I said.

“I know you never do the babysitter thing with Sam, but just breathe.”

“I do the babysitter thing,” I said, defending myself. “For work…”

“This isn’t work.”

“I know.”

Brenda put her coffee mug down. “It’s good to see you dating.”

“It’s not a date.”

“Right. You’re having me watch Sam, so you can go out with a guy.”

“Not a guy.”

Brenda raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“Stop,” I said. “I’ve been talking to him for a while. Kind of casual. On the weekends when Sam is with Keith. Okay? I don’t know what’s going on, but he wanted to talk about…”

“It’s a date, Jordyn. And it’s fine. You’re a human. I know things with Keith didn’t work out, but you can’t hold that over yourself like it’s something horrible.”

“You have a perfect life here, Brenda.”

“Far from perfect. Charlie has been working crazy hours. I’m alone most of the time with Hazel. She’s teething and more mobile. Believe me, nobody’s life is perfect. Now go enjoy your date.”

“Now I feel bad asking for help,” I said. “If you’re having a rough time…”

“It’s our job, Jordyn. We get to have a rough time. And when I need a break, I take one. Look, I know your main thing is to protect Sam. That’s fine. But you need to take care of yourself. You deserve to be happy with someone.”

“I don’t want Sam hurt again.”

“Hurt again? Who said he was hurt to begin with?”

“He says things,” I said. “Okay? He’s not comfortable with Keith. And seeing his father two times a month? That’s not a relationship.”

“I agree. But it’s the situation right now. It’s going to keep changing. So just go with it, Jordyn. Go out and have fun. You can let Sam sleep here. He’ll be fine. I have the spare bedroom upstairs. Charlie is in the basement finishing up some work.”

“I can’t do that, Brenda. But thank you for helping me.”

I said goodbye to Sam with a kiss to the top of his head. He thought I had a work meeting, which was fine with me.

I left the house and was happy I had my hoodie and my jacket.

I was going to need it.

Where Ramsey wanted to meet… it was outside.

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