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She was so hooked on him.
Adam was looking at her oddly. “You okay, Mom?”
“I am” she assured him, “just distracted. So, you think you’ll want to do it again? Stay at his house?”
He nodded. “Oh yeah. Max is cool. I think he and I will be friends for a while.”
She reached out and pulled him in for a hug. “That’s excellent, honey.”
“Did you have a good date with Brian?”
He looked up into her face and she smiled. “I did. He took me to a Blue Jackets game at the arena. It was incredible. You know I’m not much of a sports fan, but when you’re in there, it’s very different. You get swept up in the excitement. I had a lot of fun.”
Adam was watching her very closely. “And did he kiss you?”
“He did,” she told him. “But don’t go getting a big head, young man. I liked him before you got it in your head to set us up.”
Adam grinned, shaking his head. “I’m just glad you’re happy, Mom. That’s all I wanted.”
Sage’s heart constricted. He was such a good kid. “I love you buddy. Brian may be good for both of us.”
Adam nodded. “I’m going to my room. Max and I are going to play some video games online, if that’s okay.”
“That’s fine, but why don’t you start a load of laundry first. I saw that tower in the corner of your room.”
Laughing, Adam ducked his head. “Yes, ma’am.”
Man, she loved that kid. The worry was still in the back of her mind, though, that Tim might show up and create an issue. Well, if he did, she would fight him tooth and nail to protect Adam.
18
Brian was bored when he went home. He took another shower, rinsing the scent of Sage from his body, and he immediately regretted it. No, not regretted it. Missed it. He wanted to walk over and see her again, even if they didn’t make love. Adam was probably home now, and he was tempted to just call over and see if they wanted to go out. Maybe they could run to North Market, or something.
What the hell. Before he could change his mind, he sent Sage a text.
Wanna go play?
Lol. What kind of play?
She added an eggplant at the end of the text, and he snorted.
Well, not that kind if Adam is home. Thought we might go bum around and eat some decent food. Have you guys been to North Market?
Nope. I’ve heard of it but we haven’t gone.
Well?
Okay, Adam says he’s in.
Cool. I’ll come get you in 30 minutes.
Ok.
And she added a big kiss.
Brian glanced at his backpack on the kitchen table. He was supposed to be familiarizing himself with a new case he’d been assigned, but he really didn’t want to. Tomorrow would be soon enough. He cleaned up and got dressed, at the last minute adding the Glock to his prosthetic holster. He shook his jeans leg out and couldn’t even see the shape. The prosthetic holster wasn’t much different from a regular ankle holster, and it made him feel better about taking them out.
It was a little chilly today, so he remote-started his vehicle to warm up. Thanksgiving was just a few days away and the temps had been dropping. Ohio had been known to have snow by now, though he hadn’t seen it yet. When he crossed to Sage’s door, a light mist was falling.
