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“Thank you,” she said.
“It gave me something to do.” Theo leaned down closer to her ear. “Charlie was more concerned with finding the games on TV. He said he had money riding on it and wanted to see what everyone was saying about the point spread.”
She rolled her eyes. This was going to be an interesting day.
32
Not My Place
“That’s it,” Charlie howled at the TV. “Go for two points. Not one. I need two points. I’ve got five hundred riding on this.”
Theo looked at Daisy’s mother’s boyfriend as the two women were in the kitchen cleaning up dinner. He’d offered to help but was told to enjoy the game.
Normally he did, but not when someone was screaming and yelling at every play.
He hadn’t known what to expect of Penny Jones and had to say so far nothing had surprised him.
She was nice and funny but immature in her questioning. Or more like intrusive.
There were things he wouldn’t tell his family about his personal relationship so he wasn’t going to share it with a woman and man he just met.
“Looks like they are going for it,” he said.
“Sweet,” Charlie yelled. “Penny, we got this one. We’ll be eating good this week.”
Penny yelled back from the kitchen. “Lobster for us, baby.”
He knew that Daisy was embarrassed over her mother and Charlie’s behavior today.
Not just the loud talking and sometimes inappropriate conversations but also the table manners of Charlie. The way he held his utensils, reached across people to get food, started to eat before everyone else had their plates filled because he wasn’t even passing the food around the table.
Theo tried to tell himself to not be snobby but then reminded himself that was just general table manners.
Daisy didn’t behave that way. Penny didn’t seem to do it either and he’d caught her frowning over it.
“Can I get you another beer?” he asked.
“That’d be great,” Charlie said. “You should have one to celebrate with me. Just one won’t hurt you. You’re a big guy and I’m sure you can hold it well.”
“I can, but I’m on call so won’t,” he said like he’d done twice already.
He’d never risk his career for a damn beer.
He moved into the kitchen and got one out.
“Mom, why don’t you take that beer out to Charlie and go relax?” Daisy said. “I’m almost done. I appreciate the help. I’ll be out in a few and then we can watch TV before we get to dessert.”
“I’m so stuffed that I might need to unbutton my jeans like we used to do when we went on hot fudge sundaes and candy bar benders back in the day.”
Daisy laughed at her mother, but you could tell the memory didn’t reach her eyes.
“How are you holding up in here?”
“Fine,” she said. “You?”
“Just needed to give my eardrums a break. Charlie sure is excited about the game.”
“At least it sounds like he won and my mother can get lobster.”
