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“That’s big.” Crow lifted off the crank case cover.
“Yep, I think so too. I was real worried I would drop them, but Toni said that if I did, it just meant that the birds would get scrambled eggs for supper.”
Crow’s head snapped over to look at Jett. “Tony?”
Tony ?
“Yeah. Toni.” Jett pointed to a tool in the box. “Is that a wrench?”
“No.” Crow picked up the tool and handed it to Jett. “It’s a screwdriver. Tony’s your mom’s friend?”
No fucking wonder Melissa was smiling more now.
“I got a Mitch the Mechanic book for Christmas and this don’t look like the screw driver in the picture.” Jett frowned at the tool.
“It’s a Phillips head. What kind of friends are Tony and your mom?” Crow fought to keep his voice even as a wave of jealousy washed over him.
Jett shrugged. “The only kind she likes, I guess. My mom don’t have a lot of friends. What’s this called?”
“A ratchet.” Crow answered and felt his shoulder’s tense. “What kind of things do Tony and your mom do together?”
If the kid says wrestle on the couch I’m gonna fucking lose it.
“I don’t know.” Jett was twisting the ratchet so it made a noise. “They do regular friend stuff, I guess. I do it with them sometimes, too.”
“So this guy hanging out with you and your mom. You like him okay?” Crow’s mind raced through the cars he had seen parked in the driveway. There hadn’t been very many of them and he sure as shit would have noticed if anyone parked there for the night…
“ Jett ? Melissa’s voice sounded out from the backyard. “ Jett ! Where are you?”
“Uh-oh, I gotta go. Mom’s gonna be mad. I’m supposed to stay in the back when she’s got a customer. I’m gonna go in the house and tell her I had to pee. Don’t tell her I was out here, okay?”
“I got your back, little warrior.” Crow lifted his chin to Jett. A muscle clenched in his jaw as he watched the boy disappear into the front door of the cottage.
Tony .
***
Melissa was just rounding the corner when she saw Jett slip inside the front door.
“Jett! There you are! You know that you’re not supposed to…”
“Had to pee, Mom! And the back door was stuck again.” Jett shot out the explanation, threw Crow a conspiratorial glance and ran inside.
Yeah, sure. And Crow Mathison just happened to be out here working on his bike … Melissa did not believe her son for a minute. When she felt a hard push from behind, she rolled her eyes. She had just spent the last hour fielding questions from Toni about her new landlord. And now Melissa knew there was no way that she was going to be able slip past Crow without introducing him. Seeing as their last conversation had ended with Melissa flipping Crow off she was thinking that it might not go too well.
“Crow?” Melissa called out as they approached the side yard.
“Yeah.” Crow stood up quickly, wiped his hands off on a small rag, and glared at her.
Uh-oh.
“This is my friend, Antonia Dumont.” Melissa stammered out the formal introduction. “Antonia, this is my landlord, Crow Mathison.”
Crow gave her a quick glance and went back to scowling at Melissa.
“Everyone calls me Toni.” She stepped forward and gave him a flirty smile. “And it’s nice to meet you.”
Crow grunted and kept his eyes on Melissa.
Awkward.
Melissa cleared her throat. “Toni’s husband is the one…”
Crow’s brow furrowed.
“What did you say?” Crow abruptly turned and narrowed his eyes at Toni.
“Sorry?” Toni looked confused.
“Name”.
“Oh, it’s Toni Dumont.” Toni flashed a dimple.
“Tony?” Crow frowned the question.
“Yes. Her husband buil--” Melissa continued to explain.
“This is your friend Tony ?”
“Yes, Crow. This is To-Ni,” Melissa said with exaggerated patience while she and Toni exchanged a questioning look.
“So Tony’s short for …what did you say it was?”
“ Antonia ,”
“That’s big.” Crow lifted off the crank case cover.
“Yep, I think so too. I was real worried I would drop them, but Toni said that if I did, it just meant that the birds would get scrambled eggs for supper.”
Crow’s head snapped over to look at Jett. “Tony?”
Tony ?
“Yeah. Toni.” Jett pointed to a tool in the box. “Is that a wrench?”
“No.” Crow picked up the tool and handed it to Jett. “It’s a screwdriver. Tony’s your mom’s friend?”
No fucking wonder Melissa was smiling more now.
“I got a Mitch the Mechanic book for Christmas and this don’t look like the screw driver in the picture.” Jett frowned at the tool.
“It’s a Phillips head. What kind of friends are Tony and your mom?” Crow fought to keep his voice even as a wave of jealousy washed over him.
Jett shrugged. “The only kind she likes, I guess. My mom don’t have a lot of friends. What’s this called?”
“A ratchet.” Crow answered and felt his shoulder’s tense. “What kind of things do Tony and your mom do together?”
If the kid says wrestle on the couch I’m gonna fucking lose it.
“I don’t know.” Jett was twisting the ratchet so it made a noise. “They do regular friend stuff, I guess. I do it with them sometimes, too.”
“So this guy hanging out with you and your mom. You like him okay?” Crow’s mind raced through the cars he had seen parked in the driveway. There hadn’t been very many of them and he sure as shit would have noticed if anyone parked there for the night…
“ Jett ? Melissa’s voice sounded out from the backyard. “ Jett ! Where are you?”
“Uh-oh, I gotta go. Mom’s gonna be mad. I’m supposed to stay in the back when she’s got a customer. I’m gonna go in the house and tell her I had to pee. Don’t tell her I was out here, okay?”
“I got your back, little warrior.” Crow lifted his chin to Jett. A muscle clenched in his jaw as he watched the boy disappear into the front door of the cottage.
Tony .
***
Melissa was just rounding the corner when she saw Jett slip inside the front door.
“Jett! There you are! You know that you’re not supposed to…”
“Had to pee, Mom! And the back door was stuck again.” Jett shot out the explanation, threw Crow a conspiratorial glance and ran inside.
Yeah, sure. And Crow Mathison just happened to be out here working on his bike … Melissa did not believe her son for a minute. When she felt a hard push from behind, she rolled her eyes. She had just spent the last hour fielding questions from Toni about her new landlord. And now Melissa knew there was no way that she was going to be able slip past Crow without introducing him. Seeing as their last conversation had ended with Melissa flipping Crow off she was thinking that it might not go too well.
“Crow?” Melissa called out as they approached the side yard.
“Yeah.” Crow stood up quickly, wiped his hands off on a small rag, and glared at her.
Uh-oh.
“This is my friend, Antonia Dumont.” Melissa stammered out the formal introduction. “Antonia, this is my landlord, Crow Mathison.”
Crow gave her a quick glance and went back to scowling at Melissa.
“Everyone calls me Toni.” She stepped forward and gave him a flirty smile. “And it’s nice to meet you.”
Crow grunted and kept his eyes on Melissa.
Awkward.
Melissa cleared her throat. “Toni’s husband is the one…”
Crow’s brow furrowed.
“What did you say?” Crow abruptly turned and narrowed his eyes at Toni.
“Sorry?” Toni looked confused.
“Name”.
“Oh, it’s Toni Dumont.” Toni flashed a dimple.
“Tony?” Crow frowned the question.
“Yes. Her husband buil--” Melissa continued to explain.
“This is your friend Tony ?”
“Yes, Crow. This is To-Ni,” Melissa said with exaggerated patience while she and Toni exchanged a questioning look.
“So Tony’s short for …what did you say it was?”
“ Antonia ,”
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