Monday Night Guy by Liz Lovelock

Author:Liz Lovelock [Lovelock, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2018-06-20T18:30:00+00:00

We dropped Devon home and I explained to Mom why he was there. She wasn’t impressed that she didn’t get called. I had to tell her I’d handled it, and not in a conventional way. Devon informed us that he’d ran from school to college. He should have just rang me and I would have come.

Mom doesn’t miss much, and she could see my hand was swollen. I swear she grinned; it was gone within seconds though. She can be hard to get through to sometimes, but I love her.

“Get your hand checked,” was all she said on the matter.

Parker won over my mother. Even she seemed flustered by him. It was weird seeing my mom like that. The Miss Prim and Proper mother of mine became a heated mess. I caught her playing with her chocolate brown hair and giggling like schoolgirl. After I’d had about enough of it, I told her we had to go.

“You’re pretty quiet,” Parker states the obvious. I’d become so lost in thought I momentarily forgot where I was. Parker’s car. Although, I’m not sure where we’re going now.

As we pass some houses, I can see the beach in sight. The drive is about thirty minutes from the college.

“Ah, where are we going?” I decide to ignore his statement. Yes, I’d been quiet pondering what he’d said to Devon about talking to me first. I don’t think there’s much to discuss; we’re friends, aren’t we? And that’s it. Even though I’ve become a green-eyed monster when he’s with another girl, I have no claim over him.

“I’m taking you on the date I won Monday night.”

“Umm… were you going to ask first?” I giggle nervously. “I need to get my hand checked, remember?”

Parker’s head swings in my direction, taking his focus off the road for a moment. “Is it that bad?” he asks, a softness to his words.

“Yeah, it’s quite sore,” I say, rubbing my swollen hand gently. I hold it up to him. Something flashes on his face. His lips turn into a thin line of disapproval. Next minute, his car jerks into a turning lane. Once we’re sorted and now heading in a different direction he pulls his phone out and quickly types something.

“Where are you going now?” I ask.

“I’m going to take you to the hospital.”

“Don’t worry. I can go to my doctor.”

“No, this will be quicker. My mom is a doctor at the hospital.”

Well, there’s something I didn’t know. I suppose I don’t really know Parker very well. I’ve never asked him about his family before. I don’t even know if he has any siblings. Damn, that’s bad. How could I not have asked sooner?

We pass by a number of buildings, and then the large white and blue hospital comes into view. I’m actually going to meet his mother. It must be the day for it.

I could honestly say I’d have died of embarrassment thanks to my mother if Parker had seen that little exchange.

Pulling to a stop in the parking lot, Parker’s out the door and at mine in seconds.

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