isn’t there so it’ll be woman free. Just let me talk to your mom to ask first.”
“Ah, Damon, that’ll be great. I’ll give her the phone now. Sheesh, it’s lik e sob city here. Here’s my momma.”
There was a shuffle of the phone and then a teary Charlie came on. Damon suddenly found himself leaning against the wall for support. She was crying and he wanted to go to her and comfort her, hold her, and tell her it would all be all right.
“Damon? Connor said you needed him for something. He said that you were picking him up. Are you not coming home?”
Home? Yes, he wanted to come home. He wanted to come home to where she was and be with her. He wanted to make a home with her. And he didn’t have the slightest clue where that had come from. He cleared his throat twice before he trusted himself to speak.
“Yes, if it’s okay with you, he and I are going over to Jamie’s house. We w on’t be long, couple of hours. It sounds like…it sound s as if you’re having a party. Is everything all right?”
She was quiet for so long Damon was afraid she wouldn’t answer him. He nearly asked h er again when she finally did. He held his breath.
“I’m not a nice person, am I? Don’t a nswer that. I have…I should have told you at first that…would it be all right if you and I had a talk sometime? Maybe ton ight after Connor goes to bed. I have to…Dane is here and she told me that he’s coming. I want to…Damon, I don’t know how to trust anyone. I’ve been making it on my own for a long time.”
“It’s all right, sweetheart . Y ou and I will talk tonight. Can you call me and let me kno w when your cry party is over? Connor called me to rescue him, tha t’s really why I’m taking him. I think he was a tad overwhelmed.”
“Yes, he hates it when I cry. All right then. I’ll let him come out to you whe n you call to say you’re here. But not a moment before.”
Damon wanted to tell her to come with them. To come with them and forget crying, but he knew enough about women to know that there were times that they needed to sob and cry and throw a fit. He just didn’t want t o be around one when they did. Twenty minutes later, he was hel ping Connor buckle in the car.
Jamie and Byron decided to meet at the pizza place. Nicky and Morgan were out and they came by too. When Spencer called to ask why the women were headed to Damon’s house, he just told him not to ask and met them for pizza. Morgan left with the twi ns to go to Damon’s house too. They called Devin and invited him to have an all-boys night of it. He showed up just as the pizzas were being served.
“Hey, you getti ng your house back after this? I understand that th ey’re all there, including Pi. Can’t bode we ll for your decorating skills. Ala bachelor is going to be no more, I bet,” Jamie said as he tore out two slices of cheese pizza.
“They were crying . Y ou should have seen it. I ain’t never…I’ve never seen so many tissue boxes in my life. I had to empty the trash can in the living room twice before Damon came to get me.” They al l laughed at Connor’s comment.
“Ah Damon, you never leave a man behind! Damn, man, that kid could be scarred for life. Think how much it’s gonna cost you in therapy when you and Charlie get together. Good thing y ou have a good job.”
No one said a nything at Nicky’s prediction. Damon wanted to beat him to a pulp. Connor looked confused and Byron couldn’t stop laughing. Jamie was snickering, Devin was trying to cough his way out of it, and Spencer was stuffing a napkin in his mouth.
“Damon, you gonna get with my momma? She might not like that too much. She said men are pigs. I don’t know what she means by that, but she says it like she means it. If you want to have her to like you, you should send her some flowers. She likes them.”
“Really? What kind of flowers does your mom like, Connor? My wife loves roses and I know that Byron’s wife likes daisies. I bet your
“Ah, Damon, that’ll be great. I’ll give her the phone now. Sheesh, it’s lik e sob city here. Here’s my momma.”
There was a shuffle of the phone and then a teary Charlie came on. Damon suddenly found himself leaning against the wall for support. She was crying and he wanted to go to her and comfort her, hold her, and tell her it would all be all right.
“Damon? Connor said you needed him for something. He said that you were picking him up. Are you not coming home?”
Home? Yes, he wanted to come home. He wanted to come home to where she was and be with her. He wanted to make a home with her. And he didn’t have the slightest clue where that had come from. He cleared his throat twice before he trusted himself to speak.
“Yes, if it’s okay with you, he and I are going over to Jamie’s house. We w on’t be long, couple of hours. It sounds like…it sound s as if you’re having a party. Is everything all right?”
She was quiet for so long Damon was afraid she wouldn’t answer him. He nearly asked h er again when she finally did. He held his breath.
“I’m not a nice person, am I? Don’t a nswer that. I have…I should have told you at first that…would it be all right if you and I had a talk sometime? Maybe ton ight after Connor goes to bed. I have to…Dane is here and she told me that he’s coming. I want to…Damon, I don’t know how to trust anyone. I’ve been making it on my own for a long time.”
“It’s all right, sweetheart . Y ou and I will talk tonight. Can you call me and let me kno w when your cry party is over? Connor called me to rescue him, tha t’s really why I’m taking him. I think he was a tad overwhelmed.”
“Yes, he hates it when I cry. All right then. I’ll let him come out to you whe n you call to say you’re here. But not a moment before.”
Damon wanted to tell her to come with them. To come with them and forget crying, but he knew enough about women to know that there were times that they needed to sob and cry and throw a fit. He just didn’t want t o be around one when they did. Twenty minutes later, he was hel ping Connor buckle in the car.
Jamie and Byron decided to meet at the pizza place. Nicky and Morgan were out and they came by too. When Spencer called to ask why the women were headed to Damon’s house, he just told him not to ask and met them for pizza. Morgan left with the twi ns to go to Damon’s house too. They called Devin and invited him to have an all-boys night of it. He showed up just as the pizzas were being served.
“Hey, you getti ng your house back after this? I understand that th ey’re all there, including Pi. Can’t bode we ll for your decorating skills. Ala bachelor is going to be no more, I bet,” Jamie said as he tore out two slices of cheese pizza.
“They were crying . Y ou should have seen it. I ain’t never…I’ve never seen so many tissue boxes in my life. I had to empty the trash can in the living room twice before Damon came to get me.” They al l laughed at Connor’s comment.
“Ah Damon, you never leave a man behind! Damn, man, that kid could be scarred for life. Think how much it’s gonna cost you in therapy when you and Charlie get together. Good thing y ou have a good job.”
No one said a nything at Nicky’s prediction. Damon wanted to beat him to a pulp. Connor looked confused and Byron couldn’t stop laughing. Jamie was snickering, Devin was trying to cough his way out of it, and Spencer was stuffing a napkin in his mouth.
“Damon, you gonna get with my momma? She might not like that too much. She said men are pigs. I don’t know what she means by that, but she says it like she means it. If you want to have her to like you, you should send her some flowers. She likes them.”
“Really? What kind of flowers does your mom like, Connor? My wife loves roses and I know that Byron’s wife likes daisies. I bet your
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