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December 15 - December 18, 2024
“Out, Everett.” “Oh my God, Mother.” I run a hand down my face. “It was a joke.”
“Right. Just like I’m sure it was a joke that Colin’s grandmother called me after that date I set Dahlia up on and told me that she left him high an...
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big, tattooed, motorcycle clu...
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“I asked her what bar he took you to, and oddly enough, it happened to be Emi...
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one of my son’s friends.” She flicks her wrist, referencing me. “My big, tattooed, ...
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“Why do I feel like that’s not a ...
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“And to be fair, Colin was a fucking dud, Monica. You know it too.”
“I just have two rules: I don’t want to see it and I don’t want to hear it. Same goes for them.”
“Please don’t say ‘hooking up’ ever again,”
“Please don’t say ‘cream pie’ ever again,”
“Deal.” “Deal,” she replies. “Now, get out of my kitc...
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“What are you laughing at?” “It’s enjoyable to see you get put in your place.”
“Okay, I’m being bullied. I’m leaving.”
“And keep an eye out for August!” my mother chimes. “Should be here any time.”
“How the fuck did she pull that off?” I ask. “I don’t think she did.”
“Something tells me it was all Honeysuckle’s doing.”
Let me know if you need help with that cream pie.
I’m great with filling. 鸞
“It’s nice to meet you, Lucille.”
“You too,” she whispers. “You can call me Lou.”
“Okay, Lou. Happy Thanksgiving.”
Lou returns his with a shy smile, hiding her face against my side. It’s less nervous, almo...
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“Hi, Mom.” “Hi, bug.”
“Hi.” “Auggie, this is Darby’s sister, Dahlia.”
“Your mother is the most beautiful person in the world, Luz. That was a compliment, so you can tell him thank you.”
Darby’s eyes widen, and my brother’s mouth drops open.
I hear Dahlia’s breath hitch, but she doesn’t respond. Lou’s little cheeks pinken, and she can’t meet August’s f...
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“You better go see her before she blows a gasket.”
“Yep. You’re right.”
“Nice to meet you. I’ll, uh, I’ll be...
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Dahlia’s mouth drops open, and she turns to her sister. “He is so fucking hot.” Darb...
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It’s at that moment August is tilting his glass of water against his lips, and when the words filter through his ears, the glass falls from his hand, clattering against the table as he begins coughing. “God, are you okay?” my mom gasps.
“We’ll call Elena later,” I answer finally. August shoots me a grateful look.
“I don’t know the full extent of it. I know that the day Zach…” I sigh. “Elena said some things to him that made no sense. Still doesn't make sense to me. Neither of them will talk about it. Talk to each other.”
“I’m in as much of the dark as you are, but before Zach…they were best friends. I’d never seen two people closer.”
“That’s a...
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“And everything with his dad too? I can’t...
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“How could anyone treat their own child like that?” She laughs cynically to herself. “Not sure I’m the one to be asking that question, actually.” “You think your father would treat you th...
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“It’s not Luce, like short for Lucille. It’s Luz. L-U-Z. It means light in Spanish.”
“Because you’re like a burst of light, all bright and warm. You’re la luz.”
“Oh, okay. That’s a good one, then, I guess.” “You guess?” I laugh.
“She’s the light, and you’re all the colors, Wildflower.”
“You know what would be good for one of the empty suites on the boardwalk? A cafe. A coffee shop with an ocean view? It would bring so much traffic to the area and make a fortune.”
“That can’t be comfortable for her. Do you want me to carry her up to bed for you?”
“Yeah, maybe. We can wait until everyone leaves, though.”
Dahlia whisper into her daughter’s ear, I know it’s simply because I don’t want any of these moments with her—with them—to end.
quickly realize that my shit excuse for parents really know nothing about their granddaughter at all.
granddaughter?” “Yep,” I drawl. “Guess this is the year we’re pushing her to get over her fear of the solar system, then?” “What are you talking about?”
“She has been scared of outer space her entire life. And she doesn’t use a nightlight. If anything, this gift would traumatize her, not help her sleep better.”
“Your mother bought
