I Pick You by Jettie Woodruff

Author:Jettie Woodruff [Woodruff, Jettie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

This was one time I knew for sure my cooking would lead to forking. Rydell helped cut up fresh vegetables and Bay happily sat in the middle of the island adding them to a bowl. I swear Rydell laughed more at my silly daughter that night than I had ever heard. Tears in the eyes kind of laughing. Then again, Bay was pretty funny.

Everything was grand up until she got a text from someone. We’d just gathered around the table outside by the pool to dig into our pizza when she looked up to me. I didn’t need to be told the expression wasn’t happy with me.

“Did you tell Crystal we were dating?”

“No, that’s not what I said, but what if I did?”

“We’re not dating.”

“I didn’t say that. She asked if I wanted to hang out and I told her no, that I was sort of infatuated with you, and I didn’t want to screw that up.”

“You’re infatuated with me? What does that mean?”

“I fat, too.” Bay said as she lifted her shirt, her hand patting her little belly. Of course that settled the chill a little. We both laughed.

I cut Bay’s pizza into tiny strips while I said stuff that I didn’t say to girls. Ever. “It means, I think about you, a lot. It means I have this burning desire to be near you, all the time. We’re good together. Don’t you think we’re good together?”

Rydell tilted her head to the side. “My dad just asked me this morning why you weren’t married or why you didn’t have a girlfriend.”

“Oh yeah, you talked about me with your dad? What did you say?”

“That you were a dick.”

“Dick.”

My hand covered Bay’s as I tried to teach her about words only grownups were allowed to say. “Hey, you can’t say that.”

“Oops, sorry.”

“I do it all the time, but I have finally stopped saying the F one. Sister Dawn lets me know about it every time my daughter says it at daycare. She’s super smart.”

“Why don’t you have someone? I don’t get that part either. You’re sexy as hell, you can sing, you’re so good with people, you have a very nice package, and you’re super cute.”

“I have a nice package?”

“Shut up. Why are you single?”

“Because I’m a dick. Normally I would lie, and—.”

“Done.”

“You’re not done, eat more. Normally I would lie and tell you what you want to hear. I don’t want to lie to you. It’s the truth. I don’t do relationships. Never wanted to. Until now.”

“But is that because of me, or because of Bay? I feel like she’s grounding you right now. What happens a year from now when she’s not here? Are you still going to want me? Jesus, forget it. I sound like a hot mess.”

“No, I get what you’re saying. You have every right to feel like that. I’m a player, it’s what I do, but I swear to God, I’m not playing you, Rydell. I don’t know what all this is, but you’re right.

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