Time for Love by Lynn Michaels

Author:Lynn Michaels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: hookups, technology, beach, Tao, family
Publisher: Lynn Michaels
Published: 2018-08-19T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty – Jeremy

Jeremy got out of bed with the same uncertainty he’d had all week. He’d made decisions. He’d made up his mind. Scottie was taking him back to Clearwater on Sunday, and the condo was going up on the market. Bernie had helped clean out most of the stuff, only the furniture, the TV, and some kitchen stuff were left. Everything else had been thrown out, donated to charity, or hauled off to Bernie or Scottie’s. None of it made Jeremy feel any better. Damn, Aunt Christy. Why’d you have to die and turn my world around?

Jeremy skipped making coffee and headed toward Coffee Kraze. He hoped to get some good, hot caffeine and maybe another visit with the hippie. He’d come to think of him as his spirit guide of some sort. He’d shown up when Jeremy needed him, so he expected another visit to go the same way.

The bell jingled when he entered, and he made his way to the counter to order. Though there were plenty of people in the cafe, none of them were the hippie-guide. He asked the girl at the counter about him, but she looked at him like he was crazy, so he gave her his order, letting it go. When he picked up his coffee at the other end of the counter, he asked the barista about the guy as well.

“I’ve never seen anyone in here like that. You sure you met him here?”

“Yeah. Twice.”

The young kid shook his head. “I have a pretty good memory for faces.”

“Thanks anyway.”

Jeremy chose a single table by the window and sipped his coffee. Maybe he’d show up.

After he finished his coffee and got a refill to go, he was resigned to the fact that meeting the guy had been a fluke, and he wouldn’t show up again. Expecting to see him there again had been kind of silly.

He took his coffee back to the condo. The place was empty and lonely. He didn’t want to watch TV, so he changed into swim trunks and headed for the pool. At least it was water and sunshine, even if it had that chlorine-chemical smell that burned his eyes.

After swimming a bit, he stretched out on a lawn chair and closed his eyes, enjoying the sun on his face. He could fall asleep like that if it weren’t for the kids laughing and screaming and splashing around.

He’d lost track of time and had no idea how long he’d been there when someone bumped his chair. He sat up with a jolt.

“You’ll get burned like that. At least put on sunscreen.”

Jeremy looked up at the feminine voice. Star.

“What the hell do you want?”

She sighed and put her hand up to her forehead to block the sun, even though she wore an oversized pair of shades, framed in white plastic. She also wore a red tank top that had been cropped high and showed her belly button ring. Her jean cut-offs hung low on her hips. White flip-flops and a big white bag slung over one shoulder finished off the look.

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