Strike Fast by Kaylea Cross

Author:Kaylea Cross [Cross, Kaylea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: DEA Fast Series
ISBN: 9781974644681
Amazon: 1974644685
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-08-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Autumn’s stomach grumbled as she and her mom stopped at a red light not far from their house. She reached out to turn on the radio and switched to her favorite pop station, pre-game jitters dancing around in her belly, adding to the hunger. “Can we stop somewhere on the way to the park? I’m starving.”

From behind the wheel, her mom shot her an irritated look. “Why didn’t you eat before we left the house?”

“There was nothing to eat.”

Her mom made a frustrated sound before focusing back on the road and proceeding through the intersection now that the light was green. “Right. There weren’t three different kinds of yogurt in the fridge that you asked me to buy the other day, or five different kinds of fruit, or bread, cheese and cereal. Or a big jar of peanut butter in the pantry. You know what that’s called? Laziness.”

Autumn stemmed the urge to roll her eyes and didn’t say anything. Her mom had eyes in the back of her head, so Autumn knew better than to try it.

“There’s a Subway on the way,” her mom finally said in a ticked-off tone that rang with annoyance. “I’ll stop this time. But don’t make a habit of this. From now on you can take ten minutes and make yourself something before we leave the house. You’re old enough to feed yourself a snack, at least.”

“Fine,” Autumn said on a dramatic sigh, secretly pleased that she’d gotten a Subway out of the deal. Then she changed the subject. “Is Dad coming to the game?”

Her mom’s mouth pinched, just like it did every time Autumn brought him up. It was weird to think they’d ever been married, because Autumn sure couldn’t remember them being together. Even now when they talked, all they did was argue, though usually by text or email. “I would imagine so. And Max said he’d try to come by if his meeting finished up in time, too.”

Autumn didn’t care whether Max showed up or not, she only cared whether her dad did. Her mom’s boyfriend was nice enough, and so was his house, but the truth was, Autumn resented having to share her mom with anyone. She didn’t like having to follow all the rules he set just because she and her mom were living in his house. Though again, she didn’t say it aloud. Her mom was really protective of him. “So I’ll go with Dad straight after the game’s over?”

“Yes.”

Awesome. She was super excited about him coming to watch this afternoon. He was gone so much for work, and that meant he missed a lot of the games.

Practices, she didn’t care about him not being there, but for games she did. Her fielding was still iffy because she wasn’t that good with her new glove yet, but her arm was getting better each game and last time she’d even gotten a base hit. She loved it when he was sitting there in the stands, cheering her on. On the opposite side of the field from where her mom sat, but Autumn didn’t mind that.

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