On the Fly by PJ Trebelhorn

Author:PJ Trebelhorn [Trebelhorn, PJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635552560
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

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“Hey, Mom,” Eric said after stowing his gear in the trunk. He slid into the passenger seat and buckled his seat belt before leaning over and kissing her on the cheek. She smiled at him but didn’t say anything. She remembered a time when he hadn’t wanted anyone to see him kiss his mother. She was happy he seemed to have finally outgrown that phase. He looked at her through narrowed eyes. “What?”

“Nothing,” she said with a shake of her head before pulling away from the curb outside the ice rink where his team held their practices and games. After a moment, she reached over and ran her fingers through his hair. It was still wet from the shower he’d taken after practice. “I thought it was really uncool to be seen giving your mother a kiss.”

His cheeks turned slightly red and he turned to look out the window. He shrugged as he spoke. “It is, if it’s on the lips. A peck on the cheek is okay.”

“I see.”

“Am I spending the night at Grandma’s again?”

She tried to gauge his feelings on the matter, but he was still facing away from her and she couldn’t see his face.

“I’m not planning on it,” she told him. “Why? Do you want to?”

“Not really.” He looked at her then. “I mean, I don’t mind, but I’d rather not. I am old enough to take care of myself for a few hours in the evening, you know.”

She glanced at him, knowing he was a young man now, but not quite sure how to reconcile the thought with her image of him as her little boy. They talked about everything, because her parents had talked to her about nothing. She wanted her relationship with Eric to be absolutely nothing like the one she had with them. As a result, he’d always known he could ask her anything, tell her anything, and she would always do her best to answer his questions. And he also knew she’d be there for him, no matter what.

“I do know that, Eric,” she said quietly.

“Wait, it wasn’t just a few hours in the evening, was it?” He was staring at her. She knew he thought if he stared long enough she’d squirm under his scrutiny, but she refused to react. Apparently, he didn’t intend to let her non-response discourage him. “Did you stay out all night?”

Lana did squirm a little then. She wasn’t sure how to answer him, but she’d never lied to him before, so there was no point in starting now. She took a deep breath and looked at him again. She was met by a big smile.

“Were you with Court?” he asked.

“Eric, I—”

“Mom, come on,” he said in mock exasperation. “You told me all about the birds and the bees almost three years ago.”

“Only because you asked,” she pointed out. “It wasn’t my choice to tell you anything about sex at only thirteen years old.”

“Not relevant,” he said. “I know all about sex.”

“You’d better not.” She was thankful she’d arrived at Caruso’s.

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