Right With Me: A With Me In Seattle Universe Novel by Stacey Lewis & Lady Boss Press

Author:Stacey Lewis & Lady Boss Press [Lewis, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781648180385
Publisher: Lady Boss Press, Inc.
Published: 2020-06-21T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Mitchell

I want nothing more than to go knock on her door this morning, but I know I need to give her a little space. By the time we got back here last night she was starting to freak out and I hate that she felt that way. I didn’t know what to do to make it better, so I didn’t say anything at all until we were at her apartment. I would’ve loved to end my night with her in bed beside me, but I don’t want to push her too far too fast. I’m not completely convinced she’s forgiven me for last year, and until I know for sure she has I’m not going to take that step with her.

Since I can’t see who I really want, I head over to my parents. I haven’t seen them in a few weeks and mom’s been leaving messages on my voicemail asking me when I’m going to stop by every day for the last week and a half. She probably has something she wants me to help dad do, which is a good thing this morning. Physical labor will keep my mind off Hailey.

Dad’s out in the front yard when I get there and waves when he sees me. He’s standing in front of one of the trees, his hand rubbing his beard at his chin over and over as he thinks. It’s something he’s done for as long as I can remember and the sight is a little bit comforting. It’s nice to know some things never change.

“What are you doing?”

He shrugs. “Nothing, just looking.”

“At?”

His eyes cut to me and I have to laugh at how peeved he looks. “At whatever keeps me out of the house and from doing all the shit on your mother’s never-ending to-do list.” Shaking his head, he mutters, “Why did I ever retire?”

It’s so hard to keep from laughing. Mom’s the one who wanted him to retire, and he finally completely retired six months ago so she’d stop complaining about how he’d rather be at the shop than with her. Dad’s always been the type to stay busy, but I’m sure her list is full of busy work and he’s not going to be interested in doing any of that.

"You retired because you wanted to spend more time with mom."

Dad snorts. "No, I retired because she wouldn't stop nagging me to spend time with her. There's a difference."

"Well, either way, you're home now. And, I'm sure whatever it is she wants you to do is stuff that does need to be done, so isn't it better to just get it over with?"

Narrowing his eyes, he glares at me. "Whose side are you on here?"

"Mom's, obviously. She's the one who sends me home with cookies and food so I don't have to make dinner."

He "hmphs" at me, but he knows it's true. That's the reason he's here too. Mom is a damn good cook and if he doesn't do what she wants, she's not going to let him have any of the goodies I'm sure she's in the house making.

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