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“Oh no, tell me ol wise one.”
“Confidence.”
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Colt
“Music should be your escape.” — Missy Elliot
“Well, I’m off to work.”
I look over the couch to see Abigail walking through the kitchen.
Holy shit. What is she wearing? I mean, she looked—hot, but did they allow that kind of attire there?
Of course they did, it’s a freaking bar.
“There’s some leftover eggplant parmesan in the fridge if you get hungry later.”
“Dad and I are going to order DoorDash!” Bodie says as he jumps up and down on the couch.
“Oh, is that right? Let me guess, pizza?”’ She says.
“No, Dad wants chicken wings, so I get a chicken sandwich.”
“Fried?” She asks Bodie.
“Yup! All the greasiness and deliciousness, like Grammy says.”
She looks over at me, and I know she wants to say something, but instead, she gives me a painful smile.
“Chicken is protein, so it’s somewhat healthy,” I tell her.
“If you say so,” she mutters under her breath, then grabs her keys off the coat hanger by the door.
“You boys behave yourselves, don’t get too drunk off of junk food.” She says with that smile that makes me want to hold her hostage as my sex slave.
“We will, Abigail. Wish you could stay and watch movies with us.” Bodie says.
She pauses, and I see the sincerity in her eyes. “I wish I could too Bodie Bear, but unfortunately, this girl has to work and make a living for herself.”
“That’s boring,” Bodie says.
“Hey,” I nudged my son. “Don’t be rude you’ll work when you grow up, too. Nothing in life comes for free. Everything you see in here, Daddy earned it. It’s part of being an adult. We have to earn money to buy things we want.”
“I don't want to earn them, though. I just want money.”
Abigail and I both laugh simultaneously.
“You and me both, kid.” She says with a wink.
“Ya’ll have a good night.”
My eyes immediately dart to her ass as she walks out, closing the door behind her.
The house already feels empty with her presence gone. Even though she still sleeps and showers in the apartment, she is starting to come out to the main house more often to study, cook, do homework, and do laundry. Come to think of it, she’s primarily out here in the lake house, besides for the minor details of life, like sleeping and showering.
“Can we turn the movie on, Dad?”