Chapter Two-The new neighbour
"Please can you move? I say with my jaw tight and my teeth clenched.
"That's better. Looks like we are neighbours." He winked.
I suck in a breath between my teeth.
"Great," I say under my breath."It is great. I love this neighbourhood.
His fingers danced along the steering wheel as he continues looking at me."Cool! I'm all for chit-chatting, but I really have to go, so if you could please move that would be so great." I powerfully embellish the word Please making it known I am serious and really need to be going.
"Right! sorry. Maybe I'll see you later? Since we are neighbours and all. Have a beer with me later? His dark eyes lock onto mine. My heart did a fluttering dance as his eyes fixed with mine as he waited for my answer. I lost my train for thought for a moment.
"I don't drink alcohol." Why am I still talking to him?
"Then how about a juice box? He says in a teasing voice. I wonder if he's making fun of my answer of me not drinking alcohol? I press my lips together and rub my tongue over them and run my top teeth over my bottom lip before I speak.
...mmm...maybe!
"What's your name roadrunner? I ask holding back a grin.
"Dustin." He says as he rubs his thumb and a pointer finger over his facial hair that lined his jawline.
"And you? He asks waiting for me to do the same.
"Hayley," I replied.
"Well, Hayley it was nice to meet you."
"Yeah, I guess." I shrug my shoulders.
He moves his large truck so I can back out. I wave my fingers, being friendly as I drive off. My cheeks were burning with heat from whatever that just was. The meeting of two strangers. The mass fluttering that was setting a flight in the pit of my stomach. He had me flustered as I see his eyes still on me through my rearview mirror.
I can't stop staring at him, he seems familiar like I've seen him somewhere before. But I can't place him.Kennedy stopped crying.
"Da da." She says through sniffles as she was trying to calm down.
"He's not here baby. Soon...hopefully."
I call Lance to make sure he's coming home this weekend. I press my Bluetooth button on my LCD screen on my dashboard."Call Lance," I say.
Ring...Ring...Ring...
"Hello?! Lance picks up.
"Hi. Lance." I say.
"Oh, hey Hayley. I'm really busy. Is everything ok? He's always busy. I tightened my grip on the steering wheel feeling mad at myself for continuing on like this. But I need to know if he's coming home for our son's sake.
"mmm, well yes and no," I say.
"What's wrong now? He asked.
"Jace," I say in a trembling whimper."What now? He says with irritation in his response, like I should have all this taken care of and I should stop bothering him. Like I am some how to blame for this.
"He got suspended from school for breaking a kids nose, one more strike and he's out for good." A large knot sized bubble fills my throat making it hard to talk without feeling constricted.
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Un-Break My heart
RomanceHarper has been struggling with her son who's out of control. A new neighbour moves in and offers to help her with her son. She has two other children she takes care of and her fiance who had been away for months for work, leaving everything on her...