Rough Terrain (Vista Falls #1) by Cheryl Douglas

Author:Cheryl Douglas [Douglas, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“I can’t believe how well that went,” Sage said as they were heading home an hour later. “I wish we could have met his mom and stepdad when we dropped him off though. Do you think it was weird they weren’t home?”

“I wouldn’t read too much into it,” Wes said, turning down the volume on a classic rock station that played some of their favorite songs from high school. “Nick said they had a thing at the church, right? Some potluck or something. I’m sure they’ll be back soon.”

“Do you think they go to most of his football games? I hope they didn’t feel they had to stay away tonight just because we were there.”

“I doubt we had anything to do with it.”

“He’s amazing, isn’t he?” Sage knew she was gushing, but she couldn’t believe how strong and smart and handsome he was. Not only was Nick a great athlete, but he was a solid student, and he’d had them in stitches several times as he shared some of his buddies’ antics with them. “I already feel like I’ve known him forever. You felt it too, right? That connection?”

“Yeah, I did.” Wes curled his hand around the steering wheel. “And I want more than anything to connect with him, but—”

“But what?”

“I just want to ease into it, you know? I don’t want his mom to think that we’re trying to take the place of his parents or anything. They’re the ones who raised him, who loved him. They’re the reason he’s such a great kid. We can’t forget that.”

“You’re right.” She sighed as she sank back in the leather seat. “We owe them a huge debt of gratitude. It’s a shame his dad passed so soon, isn’t it? I wish we could have met him. I would have liked to thank him for the great job he did with our…”

“Son,” Wes said, glancing at her out of the corner of his eye. “You can say it. He is our son.”

“I don’t feel we’ve earned the right to call him that.” Sage knew it took a lot more than biology to make a person a parent. “Maybe someday we will but not right now.”

Wes reached for her hand. “I know what you mean, but seriously, there’s no denying it, is there?”

She laughed. “If his hair was a little longer, he’d look exactly like you did at that age.”

“And English is his favorite subject,” Wes reminded her. “He may not like reading, but he loves writing. He sure as hell didn’t get that from me.”

She appreciated his attempt to remind her that Nick had some of her traits too, but it was obvious Nick and Wes were more alike. Not that she minded. She was just thrilled to be getting to know him after all these years.

“How do you think your parents will react if we bring him to town?” Wes asked, squeezing her hand. “You think they’ll give you a hard time?”

“Honestly? I don’t give a damn what they think about it.

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