Papa Noel: Holiday RBMC Tonopah, NV by Nikki Landis

Author:Nikki Landis [Landis, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nikki Landis
Published: 2020-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

A couple of hours later I stood on the front porch of the Parker house, balancing a pizza box in one hand and a few grocery bags in the other that contained salad mix, a 2-liter of soda, and beer. Couldn’t have the pizza without the beer. That shit wasn’t right. Preferred skipping the rabbit food too but women usually liked the stuff, and I was all about giving Bess what she wanted, whether she knew it or not.

I managed to ring the doorbell and heard running footsteps followed by a squeal when Noah peeked out the window before opening the door. Smart kid.

“Let me in, son. I brought dinner.”

Noah threw the door open wide as Bess gasped and I strode in, greeting them both with a booming “hello.”

“Pizza!” he exclaimed excitedly.

With one booted foot, I kicked the door shut behind me and ticked my head toward the dining room table. “Let’s eat,” I announced. “I’m starving.”

Bess looked a little taken aback but she didn’t refuse. Good.

“Go grab some plates and forks, Noah.”

He helped his mother set the table as I tried to clean off my boots before I walked further into the house. I noticed how clean it was the last time I was here. Little knickknacks and shit were scattered around along with vases of flowers and splashes of color. Fuck. I lived pretty plain, and dark compared to this.

It wasn’t long before we were eating, and I noticed there was something this house was missing.

Clearing my throat, I chased my bite of pizza with a long pull from my beer. Bess was chewing on her own slice but also had a salad in front of her. Noah was eating both as well. Obviously, I was the only one with an aversion to the veggies.

I sat back, watching them both with a contentment that was hard to ignore. “There’s some place I’d like to take you both after we eat.”

Bess’s eyebrows lifted. “Where?”

I winked at Noah. “It’s a surprise.”

He smiled, pizza sauce dripping down his chin.

“Wipe your face, Noah.” Bess handed him a napkin before directing a question my way. “I don’t know about this, Jayce.”

Leaning forward, I cupped my hand to block Bess from seeing my mouth move like I was about to tell Noah a secret. “I don’t think she understands what a surprise is.”

He giggled. “Nope. No one gives her surprises.”

“You should tell her why they’re good so she knows.”

I sat back as Bess rolled her eyes at me.

“Mama, surprises are great because they give you happiness in your heart and your belly. They make you smile, and your smile is the best.”

Wow. This kid was something else.

I caught the tender look Bess sent him as she blinked rapidly. “I think you’re right, Booga.”

As they finished eating, I sipped on my beer, trying hard not to focus all my attention on the tight red top Bess was wearing or the way it stretched across her chest, revealing the creamy luster of her skin in the light.

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