Under Your Skin (2016)
“How the hell had Norah done this all week? Every time he turned around, Mom was calling him for something else. He only hoped that by eight she’d be as tired as he was so he could have his biweekly poker game without interruption.
Right now, she sat on the couch reading a book with some news channel droning in the background. This might be his only chance to escape to buy the beer he needed for tonight. He grabbed his keys. “I’m running to the store, Mom. I have some friends coming over.”
“Frie...nds? Like a party?”
“No. We play poker. Don’t worry. We’ll be in the basement so no one will bother you.”
“Do I get to meet these friends?”
His muscles flinched at the thought. “No.” He didn’t offer any other explanation, including the fact that she already knew—and hated—most of the guys that were coming.
Before she could bitch or ask anything else, he rushed out the door. He couldn’t wait for her knee to return to normal so he could have his house and his life back.MoreLess
Right now, she sat on the couch reading a book with some news channel droning in the background. This might be his only chance to escape to buy the beer he needed for tonight. He grabbed his keys. “I’m running to the store, Mom. I have some friends coming over.”
“Frie...nds? Like a party?”
“No. We play poker. Don’t worry. We’ll be in the basement so no one will bother you.”
“Do I get to meet these friends?”
His muscles flinched at the thought. “No.” He didn’t offer any other explanation, including the fact that she already knew—and hated—most of the guys that were coming.
Before she could bitch or ask anything else, he rushed out the door. He couldn’t wait for her knee to return to normal so he could have his house and his life back.MoreLess
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