The No Bad Boy Rule (Rule #2) by Ashley Erin

Author:Ashley Erin [Erin, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Ashley Erin
Published: 2015-11-26T05:00:00+00:00

Checking my phone one final time, my heart breaks as there is still no contact from Dax. I’ve gone from worried, to pissed off, and finally settled on disappointed and heartbroken. This isn’t just me he’s standing up, that I could accept and get over, but it’s the fact I told Noah he was coming and now I need to be the one to let him down. “I’m sorry Noah, Dax can’t make it. He is really sorry.” Noah’s face falls, but he bounces back quickly. Most kids wouldn’t be so accustomed to being let down by the men in their life. Thankfully, Lucas and my dad set a better example than the men I’ve chosen to have in mine.

“It’s okay, Momma, we’re still going to have a lot of fun.” For a five-year-old, he is so resilient and understanding. I still can’t believe my baby is five.

“Yes, we are. Plus we have to race and see if I can finally beat you!” Abandoning my phone on the counter, we finally make our way outside and to the large hill on my parents’ property.

Noah gets onto his sled and waits for me to line up with him. “Ready . . . Set . . . Go!” He yells as he takes off, racing down the hill at a speed that I probably should be alarmed at. Giving him a head start, I slide after him picking up speed until I’ve almost caught up.

Noah sees me and shouts loudly. I slow down a little, letting him win. My sled starts wobbling and flips over causing me to tumble the rest of the way down the hill. Skidding to a stop, I gasp for breath as Noah’s face appears above me. “Momma! You flew. Can I try that?”

“No! Absolutely not. Why don’t I take some pictures of you sledding?” He races back up the hill with his sled and I sit up thankfully able to draw in a deep breath. “Ouch.”

Digging my small camera out of my pocket, I snap shots of Noah racing down the hill. It doesn’t take long to wear him out. After the fifth time down the hill, he drags his sled over to me and sits between my legs. “I love you, Momma.”

Wrapping him into a tight bear hug, I tuck my face into his neck. “I love you too.”

We sit like that until both of us are too cold. “Can I please have hot chocolate?”

“Of course.” Noah whoops and jumps up, racing back up the hill, any tiredness disappearing at the promise of his favorite winter drink. I envy his energy. Despite the fun we’ve had, part of me was preoccupied with the man I am giving my heart to piece-by-piece. Anger surges through me, and I fist some snow into my hands. I will not be that girl. I will not wrap myself so entirely into a person again. I did that with Joe, and I refuse to lose myself.

No man is worth it. I want a partnership, a loving relationship but one that allows individuality.

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