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“Grandma will pick you up after school.”
His little eyes rolled. “‘Kay. Later, Dad.”
The door closed and just like that, my four-year-old acted like a teenager over some damn geese.
Making sure he entered the building, I shook my head. “Well, fuck me running.”
I put the car in motion and headed to the job site to meet my crew and get my workday started. I pulled into the small drive and parked beside our trailer.
“Hey boss.”
“Hey Gonzales, catch me up.”
“Had two call-outs, rest of the crew is on task.”
“Jake in the office?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Thanks.” I headed inside the small trailer that we used as the onsite office and found my foreman and friend on the phone ordering some parts.
Taking a seat at my desk, I went through the mail and checked the calendar for upcoming deadlines.
“Henry, we need a safety meeting next month.” He frowned. “Boring ass meeting.”
“Can do, Jake.” I sat back in my chair.
“You look frustrated.” Jake got up and got us both coffee.
“Dillon’s mad at me.” I sighed.
“Why’s the kid mad?”
“I wouldn’t let him pet some geese that were in our yard.”
Tilting his head in confusion, Jake chuckled. “How the hell did geese get in your yard?”
Shaking my head, I laughed too. “Man, I have no clue where they were from, but some gorgeous redhead, that looked like a grownup Miranda Walker, came and ushered them out. It was like she was the goose whisperer. It would’ve been nice if she did that before one of the fuckers bit my ass.”
“How did you get bit?”
“I ran after Dillon in my boxers.”
Jake laughed so hard he put his head down on the desk, howling. “Only you, Henry.”
“Remember that time in high school when someone snuck a goat into Principal Miller’s office?”
“Oh.Nowyou’re going to fess up?”
“Well, yeah.” I shrugged.
“And poor Miranda Walker was suspended for it.”
“Wait. What?” Confusion filled me.
“Yeah, someone told the principal that it was her goat. When they asked her who conspired with her she wouldn’t tell so they could graduate.” He chuckled. “I bet if you talk to her she’ll likely knock you out.”
“Tell me about it.” We continued to laugh as we grabbed up our hard hats and went out to do some actual work for the day.
