Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

Author:Jordan Marie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jordan Marie

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Jansen

“And what are you doing?”

I turn to see Ida Sue grinning at me. She has her hair pulled up today and she’s wearing a soft yellow dress, holding a sleeping Mary in her arms. She’s enough to take a man’s breath.

“Well, it’s Saturday and I finished riding the fence lines, so I thought I’d rope the boys into helping me on a project.”

“What kind of project?”

She has a saucy grin when she asks me that. If I wasn’t surrounded by all of her kids, I’d tackle her to the ground. It’s been barely two days since our evening in the treehouse, but it feels like forever. If I don’t have her soon, I’m going to go insane.

“I have this girlfriend who is afraid of heights, so the boys and I have decided to build a new playhouse.”

“It’s a clubhouse, Jansen,” Black complains.

“Yeah man, you’re messing with our street cred calling it a playhouse,” Green adds.

“Petal has more street cred than you do, dumbass,” Blue mutters.

“Mom, Blue called me a dumbass,” Green whines.

“That’s because you’re being one, dear,” Ida Sue answers, giving me a wink.

“Yeah, you’re being one!”

“Cyan, stop it before I wash your mouth out with soap.”

“Yeah, stop,” Green says, pushing his brother.

“How about all of you stop and run into the house and get us some waters while I talk to your mom?”

“Yeah, let’s go. They’re probably going to get all kissy-faced,” Green mutters, the first one to run away. Ida Sue holds her head down.

“Mom and Jansen sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G,” Cyan sing-songs, following the rest of his brothers in the house.

“It’s amazing how that boy can spell to irritate the piss out of me, but flunk his tests in school that ask him to spell the word box,” she says with a sigh.

I laugh.

“Where are you two headed today?”

“I was going to see if you wanted to go into town with me. I wanted to take Mary and find some shoes. She’s outgrown her last pair and she needs some to support her feet now that she’s walking so much.”

“She sure is getting big, she barely fits in your arms now.”

“Don’t I know it? This child is a chunk. Really, I was just hoping to spend some time with you. You look busy, though. Why are you building a playhouse?”

“Because you’re afraid of heights.”

“I’m not following.”

I wipe my hands on my pant legs and reach out and take Mary. Even over the sweat and heat of the day, I smell her little baby smell and it wraps around my heart. Ida Sue lets her go with a sigh.

“Shew, she was starting to break my arms. Now tell me what you’re talking about.”

“You’re afraid of heights. What happens if one of the kids get up in that tree and needs you? And what about little Petal? She’s starting to go up in there more and more. It’s not that high up, but she could still get hurt. Plus, there are a lot of boards on that thing that need replaced.

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