Beauty: An Everland Ever After Tale
“I don’t want to move!”
Arabella Mayor sighed, and resisted the urge to swat her son’s backside. “I know, my love, but needs must. And please be more respectful.”
There’d been a time, not so long ago, that her gentle censure would have resulted in a blush and mumbled apology. And not too long before that, it would’ve resulted in a fierce hug with a dirty little face pressed against her stomach. But apparently ten-year-old boys were too grown-up to respect their mothers.
Eddie rolled ...his eyes—did he think she couldn’t see him?—and lifted the box with a huff, stomping down the stairs. It was the last of the things that she’d packed that morning, and luckily it didn’t have to go far. Still, she should chase him down and demand an apology… and would’ve, if she hadn’t been so exhausted from the packing.
Instead, she slowly followed her son downstairs to the large storeroom behind the bookstore where Milton used to do his planting and his puttering.MoreLess
Arabella Mayor sighed, and resisted the urge to swat her son’s backside. “I know, my love, but needs must. And please be more respectful.”
There’d been a time, not so long ago, that her gentle censure would have resulted in a blush and mumbled apology. And not too long before that, it would’ve resulted in a fierce hug with a dirty little face pressed against her stomach. But apparently ten-year-old boys were too grown-up to respect their mothers.
Eddie rolled ...his eyes—did he think she couldn’t see him?—and lifted the box with a huff, stomping down the stairs. It was the last of the things that she’d packed that morning, and luckily it didn’t have to go far. Still, she should chase him down and demand an apology… and would’ve, if she hadn’t been so exhausted from the packing.
Instead, she slowly followed her son downstairs to the large storeroom behind the bookstore where Milton used to do his planting and his puttering.MoreLess
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