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“What you’re wanting Stevie to do with riding things out with no real foreseeable change in your future is a lot to ask of her. I’m not trying to be mean by saying that, Zac.”
“I know you’re not. I also know I’m asking a lot of Stevie, but I’m telling you that she’s in this with me. We’ve talked about it so much and she’s trusting just like I am that the stars are gonna align and open a door to our forever. We want that more than anything and Mom, I’ve prayed about it. You know I’ve had zero faith about my life ever getting better too.”
“Yes, I do know.”
“Well, that beautiful Scottish woman has restored my faith. She’s not gonna hurt me by throwing in the towel on this wonderful thing that we have together, and I’ll never hurt her.”
I could see the tears in my mom’s eyes and she, without a doubt, could also see mine. She reached over and hugged my neck then I stood up with her in my arms, lifting her feet off the floor. She started giggling and so did I but that stopped as soon as we heard the back door open. My dad was coming into the house—either taking a break from mowing or he’d finished the job.
My mom and I quickly sat back down on our barstools and when I looked over at her, she smiled and winked at me. It washer way of telling me that everything we’d just talked about was between us. She was leaving it up to me to tell my dad about Stevie when I felt the time was right to do so. Now I just had to find the right time to tell Stevie that my mom knew we were having an affair.
26
#butterflies
Stevie
MY HEART WASpounding as I was walking up the sidewalk to Zac’s beautiful home. I glanced around and didn’t see any of his neighbors outside but then again, it was after dark. That was the only way that I felt comfortable coming here. I needed the camouflage of the night.
After making it to Zac’s front door, I texted him. Our plan was for me tonotknock on the front door or ring the doorbell. We had to keep things as quiet as possible.
Me: I’m here.
Zac: Be there in ten seconds.
And he was. He was also smiling when he opened the door.
“Hey, you,” he said quietly.
“Hey,you.”
“Come on in.”
Zac stepped back from the doorway and held out his arm for me to cross the threshold of his home. As I did, I recognized the scent in the air and was surprised to smell it.
“You’re burning patchouli incense,” I said, turning back around to look at Zac.
“How’d you know?”
“My mom used to burn it all the time. It was her favorite.”
“It’s my mom’s favorite and she still burns it. I love the scent. I’ve tried others but keep coming back to this one,” he said, pointing up into the air. Then he closed his front door.
“Patchouli is earthy, so it doesn’t surprise me that you, Mr. Taurus, are drawn to it. Did you know that it’s also an aphrodisiac?”
“I didn’t know that. No wonder I love it so much,” he chuckled.
“Of course you do.”
Zac leaned down and kissed me. “I’m really happy you’re here. You surprised me wanting to come over.”
“I wanna see Malcolm. I’ve been concerned about him being sick.”
“He’s doing all right. The meds are helping.”
“How long has he been asleep?”“A couple of hours, and he’s out.”
“Good. He’s resting.”
