One and Done (Two Outta Three #2) by S. Briones Lim

Author:S. Briones Lim [Lim, S. Briones]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B015VSFUTQ
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2015-10-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Sometimes it just takes one pick to completely crack a block of ice. For Rocky and I, that pick was our night out. Sure, it didn’t go completely as planned, but at least it turned out for the better. In fact, it put me in a really great mood.

The next morning, I entered the kitchen humming an oddly familiar tune. It wasn’t until I began murmuring the words, “Kiss, kiss so we’ll never be apart,” that I recalled that it was the dumb song from homecoming night. I was about to laugh out loud when my mother rudely interrupted me.

“Jesse.” Her raspy voice was hard on the ears, and I couldn’t even begin to imagine if it was equally as hard on her throat to speak.

“Yeah?” I asked, guarded.

“Why are you so happy?” she asked suspiciously. She dragged herself into the kitchen, the oxygen tank’s wheels squeaking noisily behind her. “Finally get that Rocky girl in bed?”

For as crude as my mother could be, I had no idea she could be so uncomfortably blunt. I scowled. “Well, that’s an inappropriate thing to say to your son.”

Her oxygen tank ticked away, her breaths growing louder. “Why? Last time I checked you’re an adult, right? Pretty sure you know the difference between a penis and a vagina. Or rather, the fittings of a—”

“Mom, stop it!” I growled. “Why can’t you just act like a normal mother for once? I’m not looking to build a relationship but…” I couldn’t even bring myself to finish my sentence. Shaking my head, I yanked up my baggy sweats in exasperation and walked toward the fridge. Yanking the door open, I peered inside a lot longer than was warranted, hoping that by the time I was through she’d be gone.

I wasn’t that lucky.

“I was going through that list of nurses you left on the table. I don’t think you meant for me to find it, but I did.”

Crap. I really didn’t want her to butt into my process. She’d end up choosing the most expensive agency just to get a rise out of me.

I lifted my head and frowned. “Okay and your point is?”

She took a few more painful breaths before that eerie voice piped up once again. “I was thinking…”

What many people don’t understand is that favors can be a form of manipulation. Think about it; you’re asking somebody to do something for you. Usually these favors go unpaid, further adding to their appeal. As I watched the way my mother’s eyes darted from one side to the other, a strange déjà vu hit me. She wanted something. It was that easy to tell.

Coughing a bit, she continued in a hesitant tone. “Maybe we can pick one together.”

I nearly dropped my jaw. “Wait, what?”

Her slim shoulders shrugged, causing her plastic tubing to tap against the gigantic tank. It was a painful reminder that maybe she had changed. “Well, I figured that I’d be more inclined to know what I want in a nurse, but you’d know your budget parameters better.

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