The Assignment by Penelope Ward

Author:Penelope Ward [Ward, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penelope Ward
Published: 2018-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

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The sound of loud banging woke me. I looked at the alarm clock by Aspyn’s bed. It was 5 PM! We’d fucking slept the entire day away.

“Shit!” She jumped up.

“What’s wrong?”

“That’s my mom and Kiki. She normally drops her off at five. I can’t believe we slept that long. We have to get dressed. I don’t want them to know…you know…”

Aspyn scurried around in search of her clothes as I grabbed my jeans and put them on as fast as humanly possible.

Shit. I’m not prepared to meet her mother.

We made our way out to the living room, and Aspyn answered the door.

Her mother’s eyes landed on me almost immediately. “Oh, hello,” she said, looking between us. “I didn’t realize you had company.”

Aspyn’s niece offered a slight smile. “Hi, Troy.”

I waved, trying to act as casual as possible. “Hey, Kiki. Good to see you again.”

Mrs. Dumont smirked. “Oh…this is Troy.”

Aspyn gnawed on her bottom lip.

Mrs. Dumont was an attractive woman, probably in her mid-fifties. She looked like an older version of Aspyn with the same light brown hair and almond-shaped eyes.

I cocked my head. “I take it Aspyn’s mentioned me?”

“Once or twice,” she said.

Aspyn turned to Kiki. “How was your weekend?”

“Fun. We went apple picking at Wright’s Orchard.”

“I remember going there as a kid,” I said. “One of the few places my grandfather would take me when he wasn’t working. We went to get apples to make pies for his bakery.”

“Did the pies taste better than those cookies you made for Auntie Aspyn?”

“Definitely.” I chuckled.

Aspyn’s mother turned to me. “You’re only here in Meadowbrook temporarily, from what I understand?”

Nodding, I cleared my throat. “That’s correct. I’ll go back to Seattle when my father returns from Europe.” I looked over at Aspyn, but her stoic expression was hard to read.

“I see.” Mrs. Dumont gave me a scrutinizing look. “Well, I’m heading home.” She gave her granddaughter a hug before turning to me. “Enjoy your time back in Meadowbrook, Troy.”

She didn’t need to say anything else. Her message was clear: You’d better not fuck around with my daughter in the short time you’re here, assnuts.

“Thank you,” I said. “It was wonderful meeting you.”

Unfortunately, before Mrs. Dumont had a chance to fully exit, Kiki looked down at my pants and pointed.

“Your fly is open.” She covered her mouth and giggled.

Aspyn’s mom turned back around to face us, and everyone now stared at me.

I looked down and quickly zipped. “Well, that’s embarrassing. Thank you for noticing that.”

“She notices everything,” Aspyn said.

Mrs. Dumont gave me one more funny look before she left. Aspyn was still chewing on her lip, seeming tense after her mother very likely drew the correct conclusion about what had been going on here today.

“Did Troy bring any food with him this time?” Kiki asked. “I’m hungry.”

Aspyn walked toward the kitchen. “He made some cookies again.”

“The ones that taste like rocks?” Kiki said.

“They came out really good this time,” Aspyn told her.

I laughed. “Tell you what, next time I come for a visit, I’ll bring something especially for you, Kiki.

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