Call Me Irresistible
“Ted’s gaze flicked from Meg’s white server’s apron to his mother, who’d suddenly turned into a whirlwind of motion.
“Find a chair, darling. Squeeze in next to Shelby.” Her small hand flew from hair to bracelets to napkin, a bird of paradise searching for a safe place to land. “Fortunately, my son is a man at home in the company of women.”
Torie snorted. “You can say that again. He’s dated half the room.”
Ted inclined his head toward the assemblage. “And enjoyed every moment.”
“Not every moment,...” Zoey said. “Remember when Bennie Hanks plugged up all the toilets right before the fifth-grade choral concert? We never did make it to dinner that night.”
“But I got to see a dedicated young educator in action,” Ted said gallantly, “and Bennie learned a valuable lesson.”
A momentary yearning softened Zoey’s features, an indulgence in the memory of what might have been. To her credit, she shook herself out of it. “Bennie’s at space camp in Huntsville.MoreLess
“Find a chair, darling. Squeeze in next to Shelby.” Her small hand flew from hair to bracelets to napkin, a bird of paradise searching for a safe place to land. “Fortunately, my son is a man at home in the company of women.”
Torie snorted. “You can say that again. He’s dated half the room.”
Ted inclined his head toward the assemblage. “And enjoyed every moment.”
“Not every moment,...” Zoey said. “Remember when Bennie Hanks plugged up all the toilets right before the fifth-grade choral concert? We never did make it to dinner that night.”
“But I got to see a dedicated young educator in action,” Ted said gallantly, “and Bennie learned a valuable lesson.”
A momentary yearning softened Zoey’s features, an indulgence in the memory of what might have been. To her credit, she shook herself out of it. “Bennie’s at space camp in Huntsville.MoreLess
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