Kurt by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773363172
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2020-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

No sooner had Laurie Ann hung up from talking to Kurt than her phone rang again, and it was Jeremy. “Can I stay here at Frank’s for dinner?”

“I thought that was a given,” she said with a note of humor.

“Well, I don’t want to interrupt your dinner date,” he said in a mocking tone.

“Not a problem,” she said easily. “Kurt just called, and he’s managed to locate the dog, but now he’s at a delicate point where he doesn’t want to leave her alone, and he has to gain her trust in order to get a leash on her.”

“He found her,” her son’s voice rose enthusiastically. “Oh, wow, that’s awesome.”

“It certainly is,” she said with a smile. “If he is still coming for a barbecue tomorrow, he’ll try and bring the dog too.”

“That’d be great,” he said. “So can I stay overnight tomorrow too?”

She groaned. “Give you an inch, and you’re always trying to take a mile.”

“Hey, Mom. I haven’t stayed over in quite a while. You know that.”

“I know,” she said, “Okay. Yes, for tonight. Yes, even for tomorrow night. But be home for the barbecue tomorrow.”

“Will do.”

He spoke in that completely casual tone of voice, as if tomorrow’s barbecue and spending time with his newfound father was absolutely of no consequence. She didn’t think he felt that way, but she suspected it was his way of handling the stress and the heavy emotions. Or maybe she was the one completely out to lunch. She didn’t know, but she was happy with it all. She set her phone down, when her sister called. Laurie Ann groaned.

“Wow,” her sister said, in that brittle tone of hers. “Normally you’re happy to hear from me.”

“Of course I am,” she said, desperately trying to pull back her tone of voice. “I’ve just gotten off the phone from multiple phone calls, so it was one of those Darn, now who else? kind of moments.”

“Ah,” she said, “I figured you were still upset at me over Kurt.”

“Nope, not at all,” she said. “You’re entitled to your opinion.”

“And you’ll do what you want regardless, right?”

“Well, I have to,” she said. “Otherwise, it isn’t my opinion or my choice, is it?”

Her sister groaned. “Does that mean you’re seeing him?”

“Well, let me put it this way. He knows about Jeremy, and Jeremy knows about him.”

A shocked silence was on the other end before her sister exploded. “What? You told them? Why would you do that?”

“Because I felt that was the fair thing to do,” she said. “I know you don’t understand, but I won’t live in fear that either one of them will find out later from someone other than me and then be mad at me.”

“Well, of course, they both could be mad at you,” she said. “That’s how the world runs.”

“It doesn’t have to,” she said. “Besides, they both know, and they’re both coming over for barbecue tomorrow.”

“Where’s Jeremy now?”

Rolling her eyes, she quickly rephrased her answer. “Jeremy’s staying over at Frank’s house for the night.

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