Under the Covers by Claire Boston

Author:Claire Boston
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781760301057
Publisher: Bantilly Publishing
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Elle’s mouth dropped opened and George put up both hands facing outward.

“Hang on a second, that’s not what I said.”

“I hope not.” She swallowed the laughter that was bubbling up inside. George was absolutely horrified, his face the color of radishes, and it was obvious Toby had misunderstood something.

Toby was oblivious to the stir he’d caused as he continued to chop his cucumber. “Stallions and mares like each other in a different way, like you and George,” he explained. “You know when the stallion goes all funny and tries to ride the mare?” He glanced up then to check if she understood.

Elle had a suspicion of what was going on, but she looked at George for clarification.

“It kind of got lost in translation.” George was mortified.

“So it seems. Do you want to translate for me?” She was trying her very best to stay serious because she’d never seen George in such a tither.

“Toby asked why I kissed you and I said you were my friend and then he asked if he and I were friends because we’d never kissed and I had to explain there were different types of likes and different kinds of kisses …” He trailed off.

“So you compared our kind of like to horses?”

“I thought he’d understand. He made the connection between the ‘riding’. I didn’t realize he’d seen that.” He squirmed.

He was so awkward and gorgeous standing there, pleading for her to understand. Elle couldn’t hold it in any longer. She lost control of the laughter and it poured out of her, making her sides hurt.

The pure relief on George’s face made her laugh even harder. She held her sides and shook her head when Toby asked her what was so funny.

George put a glass of iced tea in front of her and grumbled, “I’m glad you find it so funny.”

Elle could imagine him explaining things to Toby. She knew a little of how Toby’s mind worked and how he could jump to the strangest conclusions with his child’s logic. She gasped for breath and slowly got the hilarity under control. She sipped her drink and calmed herself further.

“You’re going to have to tell me the whole story later,” she said to George.

He grimaced and nodded. “I’m going to start the grill.”

Toby had finished chopping his cucumber so he and Elle joined George out the back. The backyard was as well tended as the front had been. There were a couple of large trees, one full of magnolia blossoms and the other with a swing underneath.

“Can I use the swing, George?” Toby asked.

“Sure, kiddo.”

Toby raced over and, after a couple of attempts, managed to jump up into the seat. Then with a bit of effort, he started to swing.

Elle turned back to George. “So you got some tough questions today?”

George looked pained. “I’d hoped he’d forgotten about our conversation.”

“I bet you did.” She giggled.

“How the hell was I supposed to explain the difference between friendship and …” He waved his hand between the two of them.

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