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Lucas stumbled through the front door as he waved Ezra goodnight. He was about to creep into bed when his ma came out of her room.
"Is that you Lucas? Now why don't you tell me where you're coming from young man?" She asked her son.
"Barry's, Ma I was with Ezra" he answered while trying to stifle a yawn
"Ezra huh? tell me 'bout that kid you've been hanging around with lately" Beth pulled out two chairs and offered him one.
"Lately? Come on Ma, we are together all the time" He slumped in his chair still very much tired. "You talk as if you know nothing"
"Oh I know something alright, I'd reckon you like him."
"Of course! He's amazing Ma, so today, he caught a salmon with his bare hands but then he let it go because it was about its eggs and the other time at target practice, he hit the bull's eye seven times when he was blindfolded and then there was this other time he-"
Bethany tuned off her son. She had a growing smile on her face, her only boy was growing up, ooh Anne-beth would kill to hear this.
"That's enough Lucas, you know, I used to talk about your Pa in that manner, with that twinkle in my eyes" she smiled fondly as she rubbed his knee.
"Don't say things like that" Lucas chided angrily "you of all folks should know better"
"Don't let this town's judgment dictate how you live son" She said soothingly "you're not a coward"
"Wrong Ma, I am a coward" he stood up and headed to his room "besides, we're just friends"
"Ouch, that's friend zoning if I ever heard o' one"
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Coward Of The County ✔ (MxM) (Completed) (Wattys2018)
Short StoryIn a small town, Lucas' biggest trouble is keeping a promise to his late larger-than-life father. But sometimes, life forces us to reevaluate what means the most to us and what is worth fighting for. And then some other times, love is just love. <><...
