No Fear by Anne Schraff

Author:Anne Schraff
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, JUV011030, JUV039000
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
Published: 2014-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

After Sunday dinner, Ernesto and Naomi walked back to her house. “Your grandmother is a wonderful cook and a doll,” Naomi remarked. “I really enjoyed that dinner. Thanks for inviting me, Ernie.”

“Anytime,” Ernesto said. He wanted to reach out and put his arm around her lovely, soft shoulders, as Dom did with Yvette. He wanted to touch her velvet skin and feel his fingertips tingle. But he didn’t dare. Not yet. She always described him as a good friend, never using the term he longed to hear: “boyfriend.”

“Naomi, did you tell your mom about meeting your brothers?” Ernesto asked.

“Yeah, I did,” she replied. “She started crying like crazy. She wanted to know how they were doing, are they okay, all that. I told her Orlando is doing great. Manny, not so much. But Manny is gonna be okay. I told her that. I told her that Orlando wants to meet us, including Manny, and go to dinner but that he said she wouldn’t go for that because of Dad.”

Ernesto turned toward the girl. They stopped walking. “And?” Ernesto pressed.

“She’s really nervous about it, Ernie, but she wants to do it. She wants to see her boys with all her heart. Oh Ernie, you’ve done so many favors for me that I hate to ask you for another big one. But I told Mom I’d ask you. If you would drive me and Mom to a restaurant, we could meet my brothers there. Dad wouldn’t have to know anything about it. Mom goes to visit her sister sometimes, and she’s gone for several hours. Dad doesn’t complain about that. She could say she’s going to see her sister, I’m going too, and you’re driving us.”

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