Wrecked (Clayton Falls) by Alyssa Rose Ivy

Author:Alyssa Rose Ivy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

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“I didn’t think you were actually going to take us for ice cream.” I sat next to Noah in a booth, and Mel and Jake were across from us. Sweet Leaf was a really cute little shop that still served homemade ice cream. The boy serving us, who couldn’t have been more than sixteen, made sure to tell me that all the toppings were homemade too.

“I told you I would.”

I gave Noah another bite of the hot fudge sundae we were sharing. There had been at least ten flavors to choose from, but Noah pointed to vanilla. I didn’t mind. Sometimes the simplest flavors were the best.

“So what did you think of your first Clayton Falls Mustangs game?” Jake licked some chocolate ice cream that was about to drip off his cone. He noticed me watching him and smiled.

“It was fun. I think Noah enjoyed it too. Didn’t you?”

Noah was too busy with the ice cream to answer.

“Either way, he likes this.” Jake gestured to the dish Noah was about to pull onto his lap. I grabbed it just in time.

“No question about that.” I wiped Noah’s face with a napkin. There was a little bit left in the dish, but he’d definitely had enough.

“Hey Noah, do you want to go for a walk?” Mel asked.

Noah nodded.

“Okay, let’s go.” She started to get up.

“You don’t have to do that—”

Mel have me a ‘don’t bother arguing’ look. “I want to. We’ll be back in a bit.”

I kissed Noah on the forehead. “Be good for Aunt Mel.”

I watched them leave.

Jake waited until the bell jingled, signaling their departure, before talking. “He’s a really cute kid.”

“Thank you.” I glanced over Jake’s head at the picture of two little boys sharing a waffle cone. I wondered how old those boys were now.

“He seems really sweet.”

I laughed. “That’s because you haven’t seen him when he doesn’t nap. Wait another hour and you might get a preview.”

“From what my mom tells me, I was quite the handful when I was little. He’s probably like me.”

I could imagine Jake being like that. “This was fun. Thanks for inviting us.”

“Thanks for coming.” He reached across the table and took my hand.

I took a deep breath and made myself speak. “Listen. I don’t know if you were only doing this because you thought you had to, but I’m not expecting anything from you.”

He squeezed my hand. “I’ve never done this before. I have no clue how it’s going to work, but we’ll figure it out.”

“You mean you think dating a single mom might be complicated?”

He smiled. “Maybe a little when you combine it with the fact that I currently have no license.”

“That’s only for a year.”

“True. A year isn’t that long.”

I balled up my napkin. “Where do we go from here?”

Jake flipped over my hand. He ran a finger over my palm. “You agree to another date with me.”

“I will, but I have to make sure I can get a sitter.”

“We’ll figure it out, and a date can include Noah.

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