nodded in agreement.
“You know, I’ll be honest, at first I wasn’t sure,” I said. “But you know what? I actually am excited about it. Now that I’ve gotten to know both you and Connor, I’m really happy about it. I think it’s going to be great.”
Richard’s smile grew as he stood up from his chair.
“You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that, Emily,” he said, as he walked toward me and pulled me in for a hug. “I guess this technically means that I’ll be your stepdad and that Connor will be your stepbrother. Are you okay with that?”
He sort of put me on the spot, asking me a question like that. The truth was that I didn’t know for sure if I was okay with Connor being my stepbrother. I kind of wanted him for myself, as a boyfriend. And I didn’t think that was going to be possible if he became my step. But at the end of the day, I couldn’t really argue with him.
“Yes,” I said. “Of course, Richard. Of course I’m okay with that.”
I smiled and then set down the cup off coffee on the counter next to me. Right then, my mom popped out of the bedroom, carrying her suitcase in one hand.
“Well, are you ready to go back home to Detroit?” she asked.
I sighed and then looked at the ground, shaking my head.
“Yeah, I think so,” I said. “I’m honestly not looking forward to the hustle and bustle, though.”
My mom nodded in agreement.
“Tell me about it,” she said. “But it’s a good thing your new stepdad happens to own a farm out here in the beautiful country.”
After she spoke, she walked up to Richard and gave him a kiss on the lips. I stood there awkwardly and then picked up my suitcase and began walking toward the door. I didn’t really want to watch my mom making out with Richard, plus I still needed to say goodbye to Connor.
So I stepped out the front door and walked to the SUV, placing my suitcase in the back seat. Then I looked around, noticing that Connor was standing in front of his truck with the hood open. He was hunched over, looking into the engine compartment and doing something with some wires. I made my way over to him and he looked up, immediately smiling when he saw me.
“Hi, beautiful,” he said, quietly. “How did you sleep?”
I smiled as I stepped closer.
“I slept really well,” I said. “I’m sorry that you couldn’t have joined me.”
Connor reached over and placed his hand over mine.
“But I have some good news,” I continued. “Your dad is going to be visiting my mom in Detroit this week. Which means that I’ll be able to sneak out here to come visit...just like I promised.”
Connor’s eyes lit up and he stepped toward me. He leaned forward like he was about to kiss me but then we heard the front door of the house open and shut. Connor stopped in his tracks and then took a step back.
“Well, I’d kiss you right now if your mom wasn’t coming out of the house,” he whispered. “But I’ll give you a good kiss when you come back out. I’m looking forward to it.”
“So am I,” I responded.
I then opened up the door of his truck, finding a piece of paper and a pen. I quickly scribbled down my phone number.
“Here’s my number,” I said, as I handed him the piece of paper. “Text me. I’ll let you know when I’m able to make it back out. But it will be some time next week for sure.”
Connor put the paper in the front pocket of his jeans.
“Sounds great,” he said. “I’ll talk to you soon, gorgeous.”
I smiled and then turned around, making my way back to the car to meet my mom.
“You ready, honey?” she asked, as I approached her.
“Yep, all ready,” I responded.
I jumped into the passenger seat and Mom got behind the wheel. She started up the engine and pulled away from the house. I looked in the side mirror, watching the farm disappear into the distance as we drove away. A sudden sadness came over me and I found myself wishing that I could just stay there.
We drove in silence for a
“You know, I’ll be honest, at first I wasn’t sure,” I said. “But you know what? I actually am excited about it. Now that I’ve gotten to know both you and Connor, I’m really happy about it. I think it’s going to be great.”
Richard’s smile grew as he stood up from his chair.
“You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that, Emily,” he said, as he walked toward me and pulled me in for a hug. “I guess this technically means that I’ll be your stepdad and that Connor will be your stepbrother. Are you okay with that?”
He sort of put me on the spot, asking me a question like that. The truth was that I didn’t know for sure if I was okay with Connor being my stepbrother. I kind of wanted him for myself, as a boyfriend. And I didn’t think that was going to be possible if he became my step. But at the end of the day, I couldn’t really argue with him.
“Yes,” I said. “Of course, Richard. Of course I’m okay with that.”
I smiled and then set down the cup off coffee on the counter next to me. Right then, my mom popped out of the bedroom, carrying her suitcase in one hand.
“Well, are you ready to go back home to Detroit?” she asked.
I sighed and then looked at the ground, shaking my head.
“Yeah, I think so,” I said. “I’m honestly not looking forward to the hustle and bustle, though.”
My mom nodded in agreement.
“Tell me about it,” she said. “But it’s a good thing your new stepdad happens to own a farm out here in the beautiful country.”
After she spoke, she walked up to Richard and gave him a kiss on the lips. I stood there awkwardly and then picked up my suitcase and began walking toward the door. I didn’t really want to watch my mom making out with Richard, plus I still needed to say goodbye to Connor.
So I stepped out the front door and walked to the SUV, placing my suitcase in the back seat. Then I looked around, noticing that Connor was standing in front of his truck with the hood open. He was hunched over, looking into the engine compartment and doing something with some wires. I made my way over to him and he looked up, immediately smiling when he saw me.
“Hi, beautiful,” he said, quietly. “How did you sleep?”
I smiled as I stepped closer.
“I slept really well,” I said. “I’m sorry that you couldn’t have joined me.”
Connor reached over and placed his hand over mine.
“But I have some good news,” I continued. “Your dad is going to be visiting my mom in Detroit this week. Which means that I’ll be able to sneak out here to come visit...just like I promised.”
Connor’s eyes lit up and he stepped toward me. He leaned forward like he was about to kiss me but then we heard the front door of the house open and shut. Connor stopped in his tracks and then took a step back.
“Well, I’d kiss you right now if your mom wasn’t coming out of the house,” he whispered. “But I’ll give you a good kiss when you come back out. I’m looking forward to it.”
“So am I,” I responded.
I then opened up the door of his truck, finding a piece of paper and a pen. I quickly scribbled down my phone number.
“Here’s my number,” I said, as I handed him the piece of paper. “Text me. I’ll let you know when I’m able to make it back out. But it will be some time next week for sure.”
Connor put the paper in the front pocket of his jeans.
“Sounds great,” he said. “I’ll talk to you soon, gorgeous.”
I smiled and then turned around, making my way back to the car to meet my mom.
“You ready, honey?” she asked, as I approached her.
“Yep, all ready,” I responded.
I jumped into the passenger seat and Mom got behind the wheel. She started up the engine and pulled away from the house. I looked in the side mirror, watching the farm disappear into the distance as we drove away. A sudden sadness came over me and I found myself wishing that I could just stay there.
We drove in silence for a
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