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Story: Hard Hearts
Tilly giggles. “Meow. Meow. Meow. You funny when you meow.”
I chuckle and jostle my sister, pretending to drop her. Starr sucks in a breath. “Be careful,” she admonishes.
“I’m always careful.” I scowl at the girl.
“You two squabbling again?” Mom comes up and reaches for Tilly. T-bear wrinkles her nose and shoves her face into my neck. Mom sighs. “The girls love you, Tom. Always have since you were born.”
“I love you best.” Dad comes up and nuzzles Mom’s cheek. His hand drops down to her ass.
Starr’s and my gazes lock, and we both roll our eyes. Then Starr realizes we're sharing a moment and turns away, pretending to cough.
“Dad, the press?” I say.
He just pats Mom’s ass. “Nothing that they haven’t published before. Let’s get some grub. I’m hungry. T-bear, come to your daddy. You can’t be giving all your love to your brother. Spread some to your parents.”
Tilly reluctantly peels herself away from me. “Can I have a fruity drink?”
“Of course.”
“Meow,” she replies with delight.
Starr and I look at each other again and burst out laughing. My parents walk away, shaking their heads like Starr and I are silly kids.
The shared moment ends when Starr says, “You’re so uptight about your parents’ PDA.”
“Because it’s unnecessary.” And embarrassing because what teenager needs to see their parents necking when they open up their favorite sports forum? Not a single kid wants that.
“You’re just jealous because you know you’ll never have it like your parents.”
I don’t know why I love this girl. She’s always jerking my chain.
“I’ve got more numbers and Insta handles than a K-pop idol.”
“Because you’re going to be famous, but how many of them would want you if you were plain Tom Gunner, not the son of a Super Bowl champ and coach of a historic franchise?”
“Every one of them because I’m hot and funny.”
“This is why I don’t like you, Tom Gunner.” Starr hurries to catch up with my parents, leaving me to walk behind.
“But you will someday, Starr. Just like I’ll win the Super Bowl like my pops, I’m going to have you, too. I swear it.”
My dearests:
One more story in this series to go. If you haven’t been keeping track, Natalie and Dylan’s story is in Tangled Hearts and Luna and Graham’s story is in True Hearts. You can read all ofthese stories this summer on the beach and soon, you’ll be able to LISTEN to these stories too. Stay tuned for that.
Also, I’m working on a longer story—one that is twice as long as these lovely romances. This is taking me a little longer and it’s a little darker than the others, but I think you’ll love it. Keep a watch on my socials for more.
I chuckle and jostle my sister, pretending to drop her. Starr sucks in a breath. “Be careful,” she admonishes.
“I’m always careful.” I scowl at the girl.
“You two squabbling again?” Mom comes up and reaches for Tilly. T-bear wrinkles her nose and shoves her face into my neck. Mom sighs. “The girls love you, Tom. Always have since you were born.”
“I love you best.” Dad comes up and nuzzles Mom’s cheek. His hand drops down to her ass.
Starr’s and my gazes lock, and we both roll our eyes. Then Starr realizes we're sharing a moment and turns away, pretending to cough.
“Dad, the press?” I say.
He just pats Mom’s ass. “Nothing that they haven’t published before. Let’s get some grub. I’m hungry. T-bear, come to your daddy. You can’t be giving all your love to your brother. Spread some to your parents.”
Tilly reluctantly peels herself away from me. “Can I have a fruity drink?”
“Of course.”
“Meow,” she replies with delight.
Starr and I look at each other again and burst out laughing. My parents walk away, shaking their heads like Starr and I are silly kids.
The shared moment ends when Starr says, “You’re so uptight about your parents’ PDA.”
“Because it’s unnecessary.” And embarrassing because what teenager needs to see their parents necking when they open up their favorite sports forum? Not a single kid wants that.
“You’re just jealous because you know you’ll never have it like your parents.”
I don’t know why I love this girl. She’s always jerking my chain.
“I’ve got more numbers and Insta handles than a K-pop idol.”
“Because you’re going to be famous, but how many of them would want you if you were plain Tom Gunner, not the son of a Super Bowl champ and coach of a historic franchise?”
“Every one of them because I’m hot and funny.”
“This is why I don’t like you, Tom Gunner.” Starr hurries to catch up with my parents, leaving me to walk behind.
“But you will someday, Starr. Just like I’ll win the Super Bowl like my pops, I’m going to have you, too. I swear it.”
My dearests:
One more story in this series to go. If you haven’t been keeping track, Natalie and Dylan’s story is in Tangled Hearts and Luna and Graham’s story is in True Hearts. You can read all ofthese stories this summer on the beach and soon, you’ll be able to LISTEN to these stories too. Stay tuned for that.
Also, I’m working on a longer story—one that is twice as long as these lovely romances. This is taking me a little longer and it’s a little darker than the others, but I think you’ll love it. Keep a watch on my socials for more.