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I couldn’t disagree with that.It wasn’t like Ben to ignore homework.He was a good kid who got good grades.Something was definitely up with him.I just didn’t know what.But I would.After dinner, I’d take Ben for a walk with the dog and we’d get to the bottom of things.I told Lexi as much.
“That’s good, Leo.It is, but...”
“But?”
There was more going on with her.Something she wasn’t saying.And for a moment, I thought she was going to tell me, but then her mouth closed and her lips pressed into a line, the way it was more and more these days.“No but.”
Her smile was sweet and even though I didn’t believe her for a second, I smiled and pulled her close to press a kiss to her forehead.“Okay, babe.Are you headed home?Or do you want to stick around?”
She shook her head and rebuttoned her coat.“No, I should get going.I have tests to grade and I need to stop at the store and...”
“And?What do you need?If you have work to do, I can stop for you.Just give me a list.”
Her face transformed into a beautiful smile that lit up her whole face.I knew just how much it meant to her when I offered to run the simple errands for her.It was no big deal for me, but for her...well, if I could do anything to put that smile on her face, I would.Every time.
“Just a few things,” she started.“Milk, some fruit, and—you know what?”The smile fell from her face and she shook her head hard.“I’ll go.”
“Seriously, it’s no bother.I wanted to talk to Seth about taking on some more hours, anyway.It’s no trouble.”Seth and his wife, Enid, ran the general store, but after convincing Seth to quit teaching and come work for me at the inn last year, he had been taking on more and more jobs for me, and I know he had real potential to manage things in my absence.Not that I had an absence planned or anything, but a holiday would definitely be a good idea and I was determined that this would be the year that Lexi and I got away.Maybe we could even take Ben to Vegas and show him where we met....
“I got it, Leo.”
I returned my attention to Lexi in time to see her turn and head for the front door.“I’ll just pop in and meet you at home, okay?”
“If you’re sure.”
“Of course.”
I bit my tongue because there was absolutely no point in pushing her if she didn’t want to be pushed.Instead, I grabbed her arm and pulled her into me to give her a kiss that left nothing to the imagination.“I look forward to seeing you later,” I whispered in her ear before I sucked her lobe into my mouth the way I knew would send a thrill through her entire body.
She gave me a sexy smile that promised of more later, but when she finally turned and slipped out the front door, I couldn’t help but shake the feeling that not only was our son going through something I was going to have to figure out, but so was his mother.
