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“Sorry,” I apologized, holding a hand out to steady her. I looked over her disheveled appearance. “Are you just now waking up?”
By now, it had to be close to one in the afternoon.
“Yeah,” she shrugged, “I can’t tell you the last time I’ve slept this late. I guess I really needed it.”
“Whoa,” Nick muttered from somewhere behind me as a door clicked closed. “Too much estrogen in here.”
“Shut up,” Avery sneered, coming out of her bedroom, dressed for the day.
Nick stepped forward, looking my mom up and down, grinning appreciatively.
Um…ew.
“It’s nice to meet you,” he held out a hand to my mom. “I’m Nick.”
“Nora,” she squeaked, her eyes connecting with his bare chest.
I gagged, glancing at Avery.
She looked as shocked as I did.
“Well, Nora,” he grinned and a dimple popped out in his right cheek, “if you need help with anything don’t hesitate to ask me. My room’s right there,” he pointed, “and you can come get me anytime.”
I think I just threw up in my mouth.
“Oh, well,” she blushed.
I wanted to slap my hands over my eyes but I didn’t want to call attention to myself.
After everything that had happened, the last thing I wanted to see was Avery’s twenty-two year old brother, trying to finagle his way into my mom’s pants.
“Mom,” I spoke up, finding my voice, “why don’t you shower and get ready. I’ll take you to lunch,” I suggested.
“Okay,” she smiled gratefully, making her way
back to the guest bedroom.
Nick’s eyes never left her. When the bedroom door closed behind her, he turned to me.
“Your mom’s fucking hot,” he shook his head back and forth like he was in a daze. “Can I come with you to lunch?”
“Absolutely not!” Avery and I exclaimed simultaneously.
“Honestly Nickolas,” Avery reached up to slap the back of his head, “what is it with you and older women?”
She didn’t wait for him to answer. She bounced down the stairs and I was left alone with Nick. I crept around him and ran for the stairs.
I heard him mumbling under his breath as he went back into his room.
“I am so sorry about that,” Avery began when I set foot in the kitchen.
“That was weird,” I admitted.
“Nick’s always had a thing for—uh—older ladies,” she mumbled. “It’s gotten him into a lot of trouble over the years.”
“It’s gross,” I grumbled. “Keep him away from my mom.”
She laughed. “I’ll try, but once Nick sets his mind to something, he doesn’t give up easily…at all, actually.”
