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A Romantic Comedy Short Story
An R.L. Mathewson Chronicle
Read Part I Here if you missed it.
“This is a really bad idea,” Uncle Trevor said, rubbing his temples with his fingertips as he glanced from Uncle Jason down to her and then back again as he shifted from rubbing his temples to pinching the bridge of his nose.
“This is a great idea,” Sebastian said… Read More
Freshly Re-Edited
An R.L. Mathewson Chronicle
“I just cleaned that,” Zoe mumbled sadly as she stared down at the muddy footprints covering the floor that she’d just spent the past hour scrubbing.
“Damn it,” Trevor muttered as he glanced down at his dirty boots before taking in the muddy trail of footprints that he’d left behind. “I’m sorry, sweetheart.”
“If you would just let me-”
“No,” came the immediate reply that left Haley with no choice but to pout as she sat there, staring wistfully at the patio doors that overlooked the backyard filled with Bradfords enjoying what appeared to be a very lovely barbecue.
Licking her lips nervously, Haley opened her mouth and-
“Stop trying to ruin Mother’s Day for me, woman!”
“She’s trying to make a run for it,” Jason pointed out as he watched Mikey bypass the fried chicken section and headed for the door.
“She’ll be back,” Sebastian said, not really sounding all that concerned as Jason watched Mikey pick up the pace only to frown and reach into her sweatshirt pocket a few seconds later. Jason watched as she frowned down at whatever she read on her phone, looked up at them, back down at her phone and then, mumbled what looked suspiciously like, “I really hate him,” as she headed back to the fried chicken and grabbed… Read More
“That’s not going to end well,” Sebastian said with a heartfelt sigh and a sad shake of his head as Jason sat there, watching as Reese noticeably struggled to figure out a way to appease his seriously pissed off wife.
“It’s really not,” Jason had to agree as he reached for Mikey’s untouched plate only to find it suddenly gone and-
“I want in,” Jonathan said as he dropped down on the end of the bench seat next to Mikey as he grabbed a fork and dug in as Mikey sat there, her shoulders slumped in defeat as she mumbled, “I’d… Read More
“One hundred dollars,” came the quietly mumbled words that had Mikey frowning as she dropped another piece of fried chicken on her plate.
“Two hundred,” came the follow-up before she got a chance to look over her shoulder to find Uncle Jared standing behind her.
“For…” Mikey prompted since she’d learned her lesson in agreeing to anything before finding out the details to avoid situations like this… Read More
“It’s just that,” and this is where Mikey paused, “I feel like this isn’t going to end well,” she said, looking thoughtful as they watched Devin, who looked really pissed, as he was escorted to the front door.
“You’re not getting out of this,” Jason told her as he watched Trevor head back to get more fried chicken.
“That’s his third time,” Sebastian said, narrowing his eyes on his father as he watched his every move.
“Fourth,” Mikey said, sounding bored as she pulled a baseball out of the sweatshirt that he could have sworn was Sebastian’s and began rolling it between… Read More
“Do you know what to do?” Jason asked as he put his truck in park.
“Make a run for it as soon the opportunity arises?” Mikey asked, blinking at him.
“Keep Mikey from running off and ruining this?” Sebastian said, earning a glare from his best friend.
“Exactly,” Jason said as he slowly took in the busy parking lot, looking for any signs that this was a trap.
“I’d really like to go home now,” Mikey said, but since she’d been saying that for the past half hour, they decided to ignore… Read More
“Is there a reason why you felt the need to kidnap me?” Mikey asked, not really sounding all that concerned about it as she pulled a baseball out of her sweatshirt pocket and began rolling it between her hands.
“I need your help,” Jason said, knowing that it was better to just get to the point when dealing with his niece.
“That would explain the kidnapping,” Mikey murmured with a nod of understanding.
“Can you really call it kidnapping when all I did was promise you a new bucket of baseballs in you got in my truck?” Jason asked, still debating the… Read More
“God, I don’t think that I could eat another bite,” Cole said with a satisfied sigh and a grin that turned into a wince as he curled up into the fetal position that had Jason narrowing his eyes on his son.
“You’re pathetic,” Chloe mumbled, shaking her head in disgust as she closed the notebook that she’d been reading… Read More