Hotter Than Texas (Pecan Creek)
“She’d ridden home with Lucy in the blue Oldsmobile because Jake and Averie had removed themselves from the gathering early. Averie had gotten a bit toasted, and Jake seemed to feel obliged to do the gentlemanly thing and remove her from the premises. At least that was what he’d told Sugar. Sugar had stayed, mainly because she was having a great time, and because Maggie seemed to be enjoying the company of good-looking Lassiter.
“I didn’t feel right leaving Maggie there, even if Lassiter said he... was taking her line dancing,” Lucy said.
“Don’t you think Mom can make her own decisions? If she’d felt uncomfortable, she would have come home with us.” The evening would have been kind of unsettling except that seeing Maggie chat like a teen had lifted Sugar’s spirits and kept her from wanting to bean Averie with a dinner roll.
“Mom’s vulnerable,” Lucy said.
“I don’t see the downside of a gorgeous, well-respected man paying attention to her.” Sugar went up the stairs to her room, craving her bed and deep, dreamless sleep.MoreLess
“I didn’t feel right leaving Maggie there, even if Lassiter said he... was taking her line dancing,” Lucy said.
“Don’t you think Mom can make her own decisions? If she’d felt uncomfortable, she would have come home with us.” The evening would have been kind of unsettling except that seeing Maggie chat like a teen had lifted Sugar’s spirits and kept her from wanting to bean Averie with a dinner roll.
“Mom’s vulnerable,” Lucy said.
“I don’t see the downside of a gorgeous, well-respected man paying attention to her.” Sugar went up the stairs to her room, craving her bed and deep, dreamless sleep.MoreLess
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