My Clueless Broken Heart (School Dayz Book 3) by DiGiovanni Jennifer

Author:DiGiovanni, Jennifer [DiGiovanni, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: teen, young adult, friendship, dating, high school
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Published: 2017-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

After Travis leaves, my entertainment options include primatology lessons or sleep. I choose an early bedtime.

The warbling of our winter cardinals wakes me. Ken and Barbie, as named by Avery, poke their beaks into our backyard feeder before flying into the woods, their red feathers shooting between tall pines. For a few minutes, my parents’ return is forgotten. I roll out of bed, only to be reminded of my holiday nightmare when my mother’s film-star voice drifts up the stairs.

“We’re thinking about taking Becca and Avery on location They’re old enough to travel now.”

“You’d take them out of school?” Gran asks.

“Why not? The experience will be educational.”

“What’s the point of uprooting the girls if you and Richard are too busy to spend time with them? Becca won’t be happy about leaving school and her friends. She and Travis—”

“Really, mother,” Mom cuts in. I can practically hear her eyes rolling. “How could you let Becca run around with him? The boy who rakes your leaves and cleans out the woodshed?”

“Also the boy with a college scholarship who wants to be a doctor,” Gran says, drily. The coffee pot clicks and hisses as it percolates, filling the air with the warm scent of espresso.

“Does Becca really like him?” Mom asks.

“Why don’t you ask her?”

“She’s matured, but still, we need to limit these types of distractions.”

Gran barks out a laugh. “Sixteen-year-old girls can’t be distracted away from boys.”

I scoot down the first three steps and flatten my back against the wall, listening for Mom’s reaction.

“I’d prefer Becca to meet someone in a controlled, chaperoned environment.”

“Do you think she’ll let you pre-select her boyfriends? Your daughter isn’t another one of your science experiments, Marlowe.”

Silverware clinks and the faucet gurgles to life. Gran tends to wash dishes when she gets worked up about a particular topic.

“She needs to learn restraint,” my mom insists, to the tune of smashing china. “Look, we all know that nothing good will come from this situation.”

“I disagree. I think Travis is good for her.” Gran’s determined to go down on my sinking ship. “He’s always taken care of her in his own way. Watched over her, before she was even aware of his interest.”

Mom’s cell phone rings and she takes an early call from one of her production managers left behind in some far-off time zone. But I’ve heard enough. I’m not leaving Gran and I’m sure Avery feels the same. And, Gran is absolutely right about Travis. He and I may not have talked much or spent a lot of time together, but Travis was always here. He knows me. He looks out for me. And he deserves my loyalty more than a mother who comes and goes in and out of my life to suit her own needs.

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