The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller

Author:Leah Rae Miller [Miller, Leah Rae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

#16

Eric and I are done, but by the time Saturday rolls around, I’ve realized it’s not exactly official until Eric acknowledges it, too. Which is why I want to cuss my phone from here to eternity and back.

Since I was at the radio station the other night, I’ve kept my phone at arm’s length at all times just in case he takes a break from whatever super important stuff he’s doing to call me back. But he hasn’t.

And now it’s Saturday and Logan will be here any second.

Maybe I should call one more time.

It rings once, twice, three times. After the fifth ring, voice mail clicks on, and I just want to scream. “Eric, please, please, please call me back,” I say. “Please, please, please. It’s about our ree-lay-shun-ship. Like the fact we don’t have one anymore. Important, right? Call meee.”

I’m hanging up when Mom steps into my room with a basket of laundry.

“So, how did Eric take the breakup?” she asks, adding another cherry to the cupcake of suck. “I take it you talked to him since you’re going out with this new guy today.”

“Logan is the new guy’s name, and Eric seems to be taking the whole thing fine.” Which is not a lie, since my breaking up with him is obviously not important enough to warrant a call back. “I think being on a beach in Florida is making it easier to handle.”

When she leaves, I glare at my phone, willing it to ring.

Nothing happens.

The neighbor’s dogs bark, signaling Logan’s arrival. I make it downstairs just in time to watch Dad walk up to the door. My irritation over Eric’s rudeness evaporates in a cloud of panic. My parents have never really met one of my boyfriends. They kind of met Eric once at a football game, but he was in game mode and wasn’t very responsive.

What are they going to think of Logan? I can’t think of any reason they wouldn’t like him, but I could be a little biased. Don’t parents always find some reason not to like the guy their daughter is dating? Plus, this is the crucial first impression moment. Will Dad be put off by Logan’s messy hair? What if Logan wears the infamous porn-that’s-not-porn T-shirt?

Actually, nerdy as he is, that shirt might make my dad like Logan even more.

When Dad opens the door, I see Logan went with a different look entirely. His hair is flat, although, to me, it looks barely restrained—like it wants to jut out at strange angles any second—and he’s wearing a baby blue polo shirt. Did he wear glasses because I said I like them or because they make him look smart? Maybe a little bit of both.

“Hello, sir, I’m Logan Scott. I’m here to pick up Maddie.” Every word is spoken precisely with a kind, clear voice.

They shake hands, Logan giving one firm up and down. “And this”—he steps to the side—“is my little sister, Vera.”

“Hello, Mr. Summers, what a lovely home you have,” Vera says in a practiced manner.

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