Shiver
our mom that her orders are coming tomorrow," Mrs. Co
s. Cooper,"
ut and about, your mom finally let
en in two weeks, I think it's about tim
ective of you ... you're such a fine young lady, no wonder they
"Alright, Mrs. Cooper, I'll see you tomorrow, then," she t
blue eyes, strawberry blonde hair, his big nose slightly crooked, and his thick red lips gaping
flyin' in," Mrs. Cooper broke his astonishment, "Don't even
ounter, still dazed with what he
that's who she is ...
." Mrs. Cooper took a pack
r. He paid for it. "Shoot! She left her eggs," Mrs. Co
ggs and ran, "I'l
You stay away from
r chasing the girl with the sw
stopped her steps and turned around. Tom was pa
nk you," she said as she
for you," he said
at's okay ... I can do
p to a point where it was uncomfortable for her, "I'm sorry ... I
ow ... I'm not supposed to talk to strangers," she said. Tom wiped his han
and, "I'm Charl
ill Ludlow's daughter?" he asked. She nodded. He took a deep breath a
essman who used to be a prominent lawyer and a District Attorney. He was very well connected with the town's Mayor a
one's ever calle
be the only one," he sai
re I'd remember you if I had," Tom knew al
is actually the first time I've ever met anyone in town, aside from M
hey'll tell you I live around here," he was being vague, he
t quickly dismissed it, "
if people knew he was out of school, until that day. "I'
surprised because, despite his boyish
bout you? Are you
aston High, I'll be
in Bluebridge where all the 'better' kids go to. While the rest of the people go to public schools, which they only ha
ou work? What do y
rywhere ..." he c
re I go to school, you're walking me to my house, but I prac
talking to me as long as I can ... if you know things about m
as caught up with those ice-blue eyes, his boyish frame, his nose, lips, everything combine in breathtakingly good looks, "I hi
you more about me some other time
ouse, she stopped walking, "I think you shouldn't go further than thi
the gate, so out of reach, so intimidating. He looked at Charlie, h
nds, "I don't know ... maybe ..." a half-smile curved on
s neck, and put the other hand in hi
you, Tommy, I have to go now ... it was nice meeting you," she
round girls, if she asked anyone around town, she would hear about that too. But for the first time in his life, Thomas Raven felt lightn