Not Kissing Nick by Calle J. Brookes

Author:Calle J. Brookes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781940937557
Publisher: Calle J. Brookes

Thirty-Five

Sunday had been a great day with the people who mattered most. But there was no way Nick was going to survive school again.

He'd barely survived Masterson County Consolidated School District when he'd been a kid. Doing it again with two kids was not something he was looking forward to. But he dutifully woke both kids and got them ready, fed them breakfast, and loaded them into the car. And made the far-too-short drive to the place of torture his children would be held captive five days a week.

"I don't know why we have to go to school," Noah finally said. "Patton doesn't."

"Patton's sister homeschools him, Pete and Parker. That is not something I can do," Nick said. Hell, no, he couldn't homeschool the kids. He would, if he had to, but the idea of having to come up with what they'd need to learn? No. That was not his thing.

Even though his brother Phil and his family had homeschooling mastered and down to a science. Phil had everything mastered and down to a science. He always had.

Nick shuddered even thinking about it. That was one aspect of parenting he definitely didn’t want to have to face.

He had an appointment with Nova's principal first. Noah was going to have to tag along. Nick thought that would work out best, anyway. Noah would want to know where his sister was each day and who was taking care of her, he suspected.

The principal gave them a quick tour of the updated elementary school. Nova just clung to Nick’s hand. His little girl was terrified of this place. She tugged on his hand, something she did when she wanted his full attention. He stopped walking outside the multipurpose room and knelt down. "Yes, baby?"

The first bell rang overhead. She flinched. He almost scooped her up and carried her out of there that instant. Only sanity had him stopping. Nova needed to be in school. He needed to get to work. They needed the routine. The sense of...normal. "What if the kids are mean here?"

"I don't think they will be. And Noah will be at the school right next door."

"But Evey and Emmy aren't here." The lower lip trembled. Breaking Nick's heart completely.

"No. And you'll get to see them again. I promise. And you'll get to make new friends with the other kids. Some of them were at church yesterday. You liked them, right?"

She slowly nodded.

Doors opened. Kids came running in for the day. They were everywhere. Nova was so small. She was going to get trampled. Nick fought the urge to scoop her up and get her out of there once again.

"Hey, Nick!" someone said behind him. He looked over his shoulder.

Robin's boys were there. A beautiful redheaded woman right behind them. Becky rode on her mother’s hip, one tiny finger poked into her drooly mouth.

Nick stood. "Robin..."

"Hi, guys. I'm just dropping off cookies for Wesley's class today. Then I'm dropping Becky off on Glenna before heading in."

Nova ran to her and wrapped her arms around Robin's waist.

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