Social Intercourse by Greg Howard
Author:Greg Howard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Beckett
Living in the ass crack of the Bible Belt, you can’t throw a rock without hitting a church, and Florence is no exception. As I sit on the bench in front of the Crusty Cup, sipping my tea and waiting for Jax, I spot three just in my current line of sight.
A couple of blocks down on my left sits Palmetto United Methodist, one of the oldest congregations in town both in structure and demographics. Facing off with PUM on the opposite side of the street is the less stuffy and more modern construction of Christ Assembly of God, where Cassidy Charles goes. And just across the street to my right sits First Baptist of Florence, a beacon of sophisticated Southern religion and status. All the right people go to First Baptist, including Florence’s wealthiest families—the Winthrops, the Danielses, and even our newly elected mayor, Tom Davenport.
Since Justin Black moved away, the mayor is our only real local celebrity. He’s famous more for his family name, fortune, and his future political ambitions, though. Everyone believes he’ll be living in the governor’s mansion in a few years before moving on to Washington. More important, there’s history between the mayor and my mom. Although I don’t know any of the details, the mere mention of that history makes my dad squirm like Donald Trump at Taco Bell.
I haven’t talked to Shelby since we got back from Columbia yesterday, so I shoot her a quick text.
Do it tomorrow.
Her reply comes immediately.
Do what?
Ugh. She knows what the hell I mean.
Ask him.
She doesn’t reply for a full minute. Then a message pops up.
Sorry. Mom’s drunk on Bloody Marys.
Hmmm, I type. No Lap-Band surgery for you!
She replies with a wink emoji, which means she has to go. Poor girl. Her mom is one hot mess.
A red pickup rambles down the road, drawing my attention. Lesbian mom number two, JoJo, pulls up to the curb, leans forward, and waves at me through the front windshield. We’ve never actually met, but she has a nice face—thick, round, and a sweet smile that stretches the width of it. With just a glance I decide I like her and wave back. Maybe it’s because she looks like a Tonka truck in a town full of Matchbox cars. I can certainly relate to sticking out like a sore thumb around here. Or maybe I feel sorry for her, because I know that her wife walked out on her and is now screwing my dad. To be cheated on is one thing, but to be cheated on with someone sporting body parts you can’t fully compete with must be a real kick in the cooch.
Note to self: Google strap-ons.
Jax hops out of the truck and pushes the door closed. He waves back at his mom as she pulls away. He’s dressed in typical Carolina boy, dressy-casual attire—a starched-within-an-inch-of-its-life white polo button-down with a red tie, khakis, and shiny cordovan loafers—sans pennies. Though I wear a similar ensemble, the way Jax’s body
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