The Nerdy Girl (White Oak Creek High Book 1) by Lee Wardlow

Author:Lee Wardlow [Wardlow, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

When Cal picked me up in the morning, he made it to the door before I could get downstairs. Dad invited him as I was coming down the steps.

His smile wasn’t like usual not even when his eyes met mine over Dad’s shoulder. “Thank you for letting Abby come over today, Mr. Gardener. My dad just got home last night. He was anxious to meet her.”

“What’s your dad do, Cal?”

I watched him drop his eyes. “Military. Special forces, sir.”

Dad clapped Cal on the shoulder. “We thank him for his service.”

“You and everyone else, sir.”

Dad was looking at him strangely. I went to Cal’s side and took his hand. “Dad, Mr. Cooper has been gone for nine months. He’s gone more than he’s home,” I explained.

Cal smiled at me relieved that he didn’t have to explain his emotions to another person.

Dad was sympathetic now. “I’m sorry Cal. That must be hard on your family. I can only assume that he’s doing something that he loves, and feels necessary, or he wouldn’t leave you.”

Cal nodded.

“Like you thinking it was in our best interest to move us to White Oak Creek?” I asked with a hint of sarcasm. The wounds were still hurting from this move.

Dad rolled his eyes at me. “You met Cal,” Mom suggested as consolation. “Quit complaining.” She had entered behind us from the hallway that led from the kitchen. My mother walked softly not like my dad or Tyson, so we hadn’t heard her coming.

“Hi Mrs. Cooper. Nice to see you again.”

“Kat,” she corrected Cal. “Good to see you too Cal. I hear your Dad is home.”

“He is. The entire family is at my house waiting for us so we can have breakfast together.”

He hadn’t mentioned the entire family. Now, I was terrified. Cal looked at me and squeezed my hand. “I’ve got your back. No need to be afraid. I won’t let them eat you.”

I laughed although nervously at his joke. “You didn’t say anything about the whole family.”

Cal looked at my parents. “I’m one of seven kids. Only my sister Blythe isn’t dating or married to someone.”

“That’s a lot of people,” Mom said knowing that I would feel insecure being around that many new people this morning. It was hard enough thinking I had to meet Mr. Cooper this morning.

“It is,” Cal agreed. “I’ll take care of Abby, though.”

Mom smiled at him and I knew that she liked him. “Thank you for that, Cal. She’s painfully shy around new people. Tyson has always been her protector probably to her detriment.”

I had to agree. I didn’t have to come out of shell if Tyson was around. I could hide behind him. The last few years of him pulling away from me had been good for me if painful.

“We should go,” Cal said looking at me for confirmation.

I nodded then told my parents goodbye. Mom was doing my hair and make-up later, so I had to be back by one to give her plenty of time to make me up.

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