The Believer by Davis Boyles Kym & Boyles Kym

Author:Davis Boyles, Kym & Boyles, Kym [Boyles, Kym]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: KDB Publishing
Published: 2015-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 51

Mimi picked up several tomatoes, squeezing them slightly before choosing two for her hand basket. Now, all she needed were cucumbers, garbanzo beans and spinach to complete her salad. She'd been in the grocery store far too long and she still had so much to do in preparation to see Aaron tomorrow. Mimi picked up a bag of spinach and was checking out the expiration date when unexpectedly, tiny arms were wrapped around her waist, causing her to jump slightly and drop the bag of spinach.

“Hi, Ms. Mimi,” the tiny voice said. Mimi looked down to see Rick’s son, Thomas, with his arms sweetly around her and his brothers, the twins John and Joshua, standing beside Rick, who was bending down picking up her bag of spinach.

Mimi smiled. “Hi, guys, how are you?”

“Fine,” they all said in unison. They had grown up so much. To think that Ariel and Rick’s boys were now nine and six. They were growing up fast and handsome, dressed in their private school uniforms. Rick was taking very good care of them.

“Here you go,” Rick said handing her the bag of spinach.

“Thank you, Thomas startled me,” Mimi said, feeling embarrassed.

“He recognized you first and wanted to come over and say hi,” Rick said.

“You didn’t?” Mimi joked with Rick.

Rick laughed. “Of course, once I realized that it was you, I intended on speaking. How ya’ doing, Mimi?”

“I’m great. Your boys must have either been hiding at church or growing up behind the scenes.”

“Yeah, probably both.” Rick smiled, looking over at his boys.

It wasn’t just the boys that looked different; Rick did as well. Maybe it was because Mimi avoided him so much at church that she hadn’t noticed. Slightly taller than her, he had put on more muscle over the last couple of years, causing his chest and shoulders to broaden out. She had never thought of him as handsome until this very moment as she admired his light brown complexion and that hint of a goatee.

“Boys,” Rick said, turning to his sons with bass in his voice as he addressed his seven-year-old twins who were trading fist jabs. “There’s not the way that we behave in public and around ladies.”

Mimi cheeks turned up. He is even getting tougher. “I guess when they’re at that age, it never stops huh?”

“Not really but it should,” Rick said. He put his hands in the pockets of his gray slacks. “It seems like you’re going to have a light dinner.”

Mimi looked at the bag of spinach in her hand. “Yes, I’m in the mood for a salad. I’m on this health kick and I’m trying really hard. Are you here picking up dinner?”

“No, I’m actually here because Thomas’ troop is having a party tomorrow and we came to pick up a vegetable tray or something.”

“Huh,” Mimi said, noticing Thomas’ disappointing frown at Rick’s mention of the vegetable tray.

“Huh what?” Rick asked her.

“I was just thinking that it’s not that cool to bring a veggie tray but kids love fruits so maybe a fruit tray? It’s still healthy.

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