The Complete Ocean Breeze Collection: Sand Castle Bay ; Wind Chime Point ; Sea Glass Island by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2018-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

After dinner, Jimmy volunteered to help clean up the kitchen, while Gabi took his essay into the living room to read. Wade hung out in the kitchen to lend a hand, as well.

Just as earlier, there was no mistaking Jimmy’s nervousness as he awaited Gabi’s verdict.

When she came back into the kitchen in just minutes with a smile on her face, not only Jimmy but Wade breathed a sigh of relief.

“It’s okay?” Jimmy asked.

“It is so much better than okay,” she said, giving him a hug. “You nailed it!”

“That’s what Wade said, but he says you’re some kind of expert when it comes to writing.” He studied her face intently. “And you really didn’t find any mistakes or anything?”

“Not a one,” she assured him. “Do you have the application ready to go?”

Jimmy nodded. “This was the last thing. I can send it over to your dad tomorrow, if you think the essay’s okay.”

“Send it,” Gabi told him, picking up a dish towel to help out with drying the last of the dishes.

Cora Jane might have professional-grade dishwashers installed at the restaurant, but here at home she insisted on doing the task the old-fashioned way. Over the years Gabi and her sisters had grumbled about it, but amazingly in retrospect she realized how wonderful the postdinner camaraderie had been. It felt that way tonight, too.

As soon as they’d finished, the teen looked at Wade. “I figure you’re gonna be here awhile. Is it okay if I take off? I was gonna walk over to a friend’s house.”

“And you’ll have a way to get home from there?” Wade asked him.

“He’ll take me.”

“Any curfew at home?”

“Come on, man. I’m almost nineteen,” Jimmy retorted, looking at Wade as if he’d just arrived from some faraway planet.

“Hey, you’re still living at home,” Wade reminded him. “I imagine there are rules.”

“Okay, sure, there are some,” the teen admitted. “Clean up my room, help around the house, stuff like that, but I don’t have a curfew.” He turned to Gabi. “How about you? Does Cora Jane have you on a strict curfew? I wouldn’t want old Wade here to get you in any trouble.”

Wade chuckled. “Okay, point taken. Get out of here.”

As Jimmy took off, whistling happily, Wade shook his head. “He’s something.”

“He is, indeed,” Gabi agreed. “And you’re good with him. He obviously looks up to you.”

“Not just me,” Wade said. “His parents have taught him to respect his elders, period. You saw him tonight. He doesn’t hesitate to speak his mind, but he’s quick to worry that he might have overstepped. He’ll figure out how to make his way in the world.”

“I think so, too,” Gabi said. “Now, do you need to get home or do you have time for me to tell you about my day?”

“I always have time to listen to you,” he told her. “Seems to me as if everyone else has taken off for bed, so we have the living room to ourselves. Or it might be nice enough to sit outside.

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