Feels Like Home by Jennifer Van Wyk

Author:Jennifer Van Wyk [Van Wyk, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946061232
Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing INC
Published: 2018-02-03T16:00:00+00:00

23

Andy

I have a confession to make. When I said, I don’t really like getting scared, what I meant was I’m terrified of being scared. It not only frightens the ever-loving shit out of me, but it pisses me off. But at the same time, I actually enjoy going to haunted houses, mainly because the boys have so much fun. Then again, I did stay with my cheating wife for several years after I suspected she was a cheater. So maybe I’m just a masochist.

Last night, I sat the boys down and told them that the divorce was final and let them know that she gave us back the cabin.

They were ecstatic about the cabin but weren’t bothered by the fact that we were divorced. They simply asked if that meant everything was officially done and she couldn’t take them away from me. When I assured them that we were together for good, they smiled and said that’s all they cared about.

I had expected the worst.

And I got the best.

I zip up my black sweatshirt as I make my way up the steps to Christine’s house. It might be the middle of spring, but Michigan nights can still get chilly. And the cold snap we’re going through right now feels more like early fall. Which is probably appropriate for going into the death trap the boys convinced me was a good idea. My nerves are already kicking in, and I wonder if it’s from seeing her, or knowing that in about thirty minutes, I’ll be screaming like a girl in front of her.

My hand is raised, about to knock on her door, when it suddenly opens. A very excited Christine stands on the other side, bouncing on her toes. I can’t help it. My eyes have a mind of their own, and right now they desperately want to take in every inch of her. She’s wearing another pair of skinny jeans, this time light-washed with holes in the knees and cuffed to show a little bit of her lower leg, same white Chucks she wore on our first date, and a maroon shirt under a thin gray zippered hoodie. Damn. Everything she wears makes her even more adorable.

Her dark hair is pulled into a high pony tail, and her bright green eyes meet mine when they finally make it up there from my completely shameless display of checking her out, shining with happiness. It almost makes me feel excited to go get the piss scared out of me. Almost.

“You ready?” she asks, smiling widely.

“As I’ll ever be,” I tell her honestly.

“You’re this big strong man, but a total wuss. I kinda love it,” she tells me, biting her bottom lip.

“You’re such a brat.”

“Watch it. While you’re rocking in the corner tonight like a whiny little girl, I’ll be the one saving your scared ass.”

“One thing very wrong with that.”

“What’s that?”

“No way in hell will I sit down and rock in the corner. I’ll be the one running so fast you’d think I could walk on water.

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