Happily Ever Afters: A BWWM Best Friends to Lovers Romance by Mila Nicks

Author:Mila Nicks [Nicks, Mila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-02T18:30:00+00:00

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Growing up, there was no relationship that made Juliette smile more than Mom and Dad’s. They were who sprang to mind when she heard the word ‘soulmate’ or ‘person’ or any other label to describe the great love of one’s life. Mom and Dad had been lucky enough to find each other young, and had been growing together for thirty years.

She had heard their love story at least a hundred times. They met each other in college. Mom was a graduate student who doubled as a teaching assistant for Macroeconomics. Dad was an average student at best in that same class. He had noticed the cute T.A. with her hair in thick twists and business-like eyeglasses, who never seemed to smile. She had never noticed him, one of many in the undergraduate course. On the last day before summer, Dad glanced at his marked-down paper and decided he’d finally introduce himself.

“Hi. Thomas Lowry.”

“Mmhmm.”

The uninterested gurgle came as she busied herself packing up. Hard to deter, Dad stood his ground.

“You gave me a sixty.”

Mom had looked up at Dad with a quirked brow. “Better luck next time.”

The next time came a week later after the semester let out and Dad saw Mom siting outside a coffee shop. She was poured over books and his intrigued piqued. He walked over and asked her when was the last time she’d taken a break. At first she rebuffed his suggestion, but after a couple cups of coffee and pastries later, she realized he had potential. That potential proved to be true as from there, they began dating and the rest was history.

Juliette stumbled on Mom and Dad the next morning on the terrace. The fifty-somethings had decided on a private breakfast date amongst the blue waves. She smiled eavesdropping on them being sweet on each other.

Mom cleared her throat to signal they were no longer alone. As if rehearsed, Dad promptly ended his soft whispers into her ear then and plucked the morning paper off the table. He greeted Juliette and asked her if she’d read the latest on the Atlanta Mayoral race.

“I was just telling your mother—”

“You guys are adorable,” Juliette said, not fooled for a second. “Don’t mind me, I didn’t know you were out here.”

Mom waved a hand. “Honey, stay. Have breakfast with us!”

“Where’s Preston? I found some fishing equipment I think is gonna be exactly what we need to reel in the big catches!”

“He’s still sleeping. I didn’t have the heart to wake him.” Juliette took her seat at the table and eyed the flaky croissants and cinnamon butter.

“Sounds like this one.” Mom teased a smirk.

“Or, Brandy baby, maybe you just get up too early—ever think of that?” Dad looked satisfied with his comeback as if it was the cleverest imaginable. Juliette and Mom both snickered, tickled by Dad’s corny humor. He opened his mouth to join them, but then clutched his chest and groaned. “The doc warned me about that butter. I had to have a smear.”

“Oh, Tom, Tom…I told you.

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