Not a Second Chance by Laura Jardine

Author:Laura Jardine [Jardine, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Published: 2015-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The knock at the door—six quick knocks, in fact—came when Allison was reclined on the couch, arching her back up as Sidney swirled his tongue over her breast.

Damn. It was like the world was telling her she shouldn’t have sex. But there was nothing wrong with responsible sex, even if it was with her ex-boyfriend. It felt amazing, and it prevented her from stabbing him. So it really was the smart thing to do.

“Again?” he muttered. “Can we ignore it this time?” He ran his finger over her wet nipple.

“No.” She reluctantly slapped his hand away. “It’s my sister.”

“Jo, right?”

“Yeah. She always knocks the same way.”

Allison sat up, fastened her bra, and pulled on her shirt. No buttons on this one. Good. Fewer things she could screw up.

“What do you want me to say?” Sidney asked. “Or should I hide?”

“I…Whatever.” She threw up her hands, exasperated. But not with him. No, with Jo. Like her parents, her sister loved to show up without warning. “Just don’t say anything too stupid. Don’t tell her about the bet, okay?”

“Okay.” He adjusted his shirt. “At least I hadn’t gotten the condom out this time.”

“I suppose I should be grateful for the small things in life.”

She went to the door and pulled it open.

“Hey, Allison.” Jo pushed a stroller inside, nearly running over Allison’s foot. She wore tight jeans, a loose cream shirt, and several long, colorful necklaces. “How’s life? Say hi to your favorite nephew! Actually, don’t. He’s asleep. He always does that as soon as I’m about to leave him. No separation anxiety, that’s for sure.”

“Hi.” Allison sneaked a peek at Dexter, her sleeping one-year-old nephew. Jo had named him after the main character in her favorite TV show. “Did I agree to babysit?”

But Allison knew she hadn’t. The thing was, she’d be happy to look after Dexter once a week if she was asked ahead of time. Jo never called, though. Not one for planning, Allison’s older sister assumed everyone would cater to her whims.

It hadn’t been such a big deal before. However, that changed after Jo got married and Dexter was born. Jo would show up with her son and expect Allison to look after him for a few hours while she went shopping or got her hair done or had a manicure. No matter what Allison told her about having advance notice, it didn’t matter.

“Sorry,” Jo said carelessly. “Last-minute shopping trip with the girls. You know how it is. I really need the break.”

And Allison understood that. But it took Jo half an hour to get down here. Couldn’t she at least have called before she left the house? And asked, rather than just assuming Allison was free?

Maybe she should say no. Her plan for the day hadn’t included babysitting Dexter, whom she’d looked after on Monday evening. It was hard to say no when her nephew was involved, but maybe if she did that, her sister would finally understand.

Jo wasn’t a bad person. She really wasn’t. She was just thoughtless and a little self-centered.

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