The Makeover_A Modern Love Story by Nia Forrester

Author:Nia Forrester [Forrester, Nia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stiletto Press, LLC
Published: 2018-04-01T05:00:00+00:00

~ Thirteen ~

Looking down at his phone, Colt checked the time. He was on time, but she was late.

Her being late annoyed him, because he had no interest in this meeting in the first place and was only here so that the incessant calls and text messages would stop.

Scrolling through his other messages, he noted one from Sam, asking whether he would mind bringing over some “supplies” later. She had taken a day off work because she had a migraine. Migraines always preceded her periods, and sometimes lasted throughout.

Some were no worse than bad headaches, others were debilitating, and had her confined to bed for days. Today, Colt worried, was more like the latter. Reason enough for him to not be here, waiting at a juice bar, to have a conversation that didn’t need to be had.

The tinkle of the bells above the door alerted him when Janelle came walking in. She had a yoga mat over her shoulder and was wearing grey tights, as snug as a second skin, with a loose tank, and sports bra underneath. Her auburn hair was pulled up and wrapped in a bun at the crown of her head.

She was exactly the kind of woman who always caught his eye in a crowded room of pretty and beautiful women—she was limber, athletic and had a slight air of bitchiness about her. Difficult women. That was his bad habit. And Janelle was proving to be very difficult.

“Hi,” she said, plopping down at his table. “Sorry to be late.”

She didn’t sound sorry at all.

“No problem,” he said. Then he shrugged. “So, what’s up?”

“You know what’s up,” Janelle said. Then she glanced toward the menu. “I might as well get a workout recovery smoothie while I’m here,” she said, getting up again.

Colt shrugged again, letting her know she should go ahead and do that, if that’s what she wanted. But inside, he was fighting against his growing impatience.

While Janelle placed her order, he returned the text from Sam, telling her that he would be there within an hour and a half, asking whether she needed anything else, and what kind of ‘supplies’ she needed.

Sam got her period for the first time when she was fourteen. It was weird that he even remembered that.

Colt had been playing ball at the park; the one that was closer to her house than to his, and that had a much better court. And as was his habit, he stopped by on his way home, because Ma Maxine always fed him. She would make him a plate of whatever they’d had for dinner the night before; and though he would never tell his mother that, Ma Maxine was a far superior cook. Her leftovers were so good, Colt couldn’t imagine that the food had tasted any better when it came fresh off the fire the night before.

The day he learned about Sam getting her period, he’d stopped in and as usual, Ma Maxine made him a plate. But, unlike other days, Sam didn’t make an appearance as he was eating, so he thought at first she was out somewhere.

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