truelesbianlove.com by Carsen Taite

Author:Carsen Taite
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2008-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

Marty, Alice, and Jeremy lived in a two-story red brick house on a street lined with two-story red brick houses.

The primary distinguishing characteristic was the stenciled numerical address at the curb. Mac parked her Jeep out front.

The birthday boy himself answered the door and greeted Mac and Jordan with big hugs. “Aunt Mac, Aunt Jordan, come out back and see what I got for my birthday.”

Mac called out, “Brother dearest, what in the world did you buy this child?

“I’m not a child. I’m eight years old.”

“Hey, partner, do you know any kids who might like to unwrap some presents?” Jordan asked, nodding toward the brightly colored packages in her arms.

“Me! Me!”

Marty walked into the foyer and snatched up his exuberant son, throwing him over his shoulder. With the same blond hair, brown eyes, and athletic build, Marty and Mackenzie were easy to pick as brother and sister. The slightly taller sibling addressed the child dangling from his shoulder. “Whoa there, mister. It’s not time for presents yet. We have to feed the present bringers first.” Turning to the women, he said, “Everyone’s out back. Burgers and dogs go on the grill in fifteen minutes.”

Jeremy grabbed a hand each from Mac and Jordan and led them quickly through the house, heading straight for the backyard. A dozen similarly excited eight-year-olds were dividing their time between the shallow end of a large swimming pool and what was clearly Jeremy’s favorite birthday present, a trampoline.

Jordan added their gifts to the pile already amassed on one of the tables on the deck, remarking to Mac, “We may as well throw these in the trash. Our pitiful gifts have no chance against that monstrosity.”

“Seriously,” Mac agreed. “I had no idea we’d be up against that kind of competition. You want a beer?”

“Sounds great. Should we go see if Alice needs anything?”

“I’ll get our beer and check with her on my way back.

Don’t hog the trampoline while I’m gone.”

“I’ll resist the impulse to show off,” Jordan promised. As she watched Mac head back into the house, she added quietly, “Especially if you’re not going to be watching.”

Mac paused in the doorway and looked back, puzzled by Jordan’s mood. She sure was acting funny today. If Mac didn’t know better, she’d think Jordan was flirting with her. Shrugging the thought aside, she made her way to the kitchen and greeted her sister-in-law with a quick hug around the shoulders.

Alice was up to her elbows in platters of burgers, hot dogs, and all the fixings. Without glancing up, she said, “Will you grab the bottles of ketchup and mustard in the fridge and put them in those thingies over there?” She waved in the direction of a stack of chrome condiment carriers sitting on the kitchen island.

“Sure,” Mac responded, grabbing the bottles. “You have quite a crowd out there. What else do you need done?”

“I know it doesn’t look like it, but everything is pretty well under control. We decided to keep it simple. The kids don’t care what they eat.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.