Prossers Bay Series by Cheryl Phipps

Author:Cheryl Phipps [Phipps, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-9941442-2-5
Publisher: Cheryl Phipps

Chapter 8

Megan had to admit that she’d had a lovely evening despite her reservations. They’d sparred and laughed and sparred some more. Jordan got her, and the realization made her heart feel light for the first time in years.

When he dropped her home a few hours later, he undid his seatbelt and turned to face her. “Would you like me to take Lisa home?”

Touched that he’d even thought of it, she declined. “No, thanks. She wouldn’t be happy with that. She’ll probably stay the night, or Allan will pick her up if she decides to go home.”

“Fair enough. I’ve never dated a woman with children, so I wasn’t sure how this side of things worked. Plus, Lisa doesn’t know me at all.”

Megan was surprised once more at his understanding. “Have you ever been around kids?”

“That would be a ‘no.’ When I came to Christmas lunch last year, I was amazed and horrified to see so many of them with free rein. Shit, I don’t mean that the way it sounds.”

Megan frowned. “How do you mean it?”

“Well, they were loud and all over the place, yelling and carrying on. Their parents, for the most part, seemed to be ignoring them.”

“Parents need to unwind as well, you know. And no matter how it looked, all of those kids were being watched over, and they all behaved extremely well, considering how many differing ages there were.”

“Really?” he asked dubiously.

“Tell me something – weren’t you ever a child?”

“Sure, but I wasn’t like that.”

Megan slapped her forehead. “Oh boy. What does that even mean?”

“I did track and field and learned the piano. I studied hard.”

She turned back to him. “Sounds like an all-American boy. What about play dates and hooking up with friends at the mall?”

He shook his head. “Definitely none of that.”

“Do you have any siblings?”

“I have a brother, but he was quite a bit younger than me.”

“And was he as okay with that kind of life as you were?”

Jordan pondered that for a moment. “I never thought of it like that, but probably not. He was a rebel, and got into a lot of trouble.”

“Such as?”

“Ditching school and getting drunk.”

“And, naturally, you didn’t do either of those things?”

“Now you’re making fun of me. Don’t make it sound like I was stuck up. I had my moments of acting out.”

“I wouldn’t dare suggest otherwise, and now you have my undivided attention and curiosity. What, pray tell, did you do that could be construed as acting out?”

“I once had two girlfriends at the same time,” he blurted. And I filled in for the football team when I’d told my parents that I was at the library studying.”

Her eyes widened, then narrowed. “Whoa, there. The second one sounds like a normal reaction to being told what you could or couldn’t do. As for the first, I hope it’s not a story you’ve repeated to too many women.”

“They were twins. It was complicated.”

“Are you trying to get me to never speak to you again?”

“No, why?”

“Jordan, you can’t be that dense.

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