Taming the Beast

“What do you mean?” he asked. My eyes flickered over to his truly curious face before I sighed.

“I’m only 18, why would I have a toddler? Preston is my brother’s son. Well, I’m practically his mom, but he’s not my biological son, but he is my nephew… and that was my brother you saw with us,” I explained. His eyebrows scrunched in confusion.

“Where is Preston’s mom in all of this?” Keegan asked. I looked down at the crumbled napkins in my hands and sighed.

“She left my brother, Danny, to deal with Preston on his own,” I answered softly. Keegan touched my arm gently. Fire shot up my arm, but when I looked at his face, it held nothing but sympathy.

“I’m sorry,” he said genuinely.  I shook my head as a soft smile played at the corner of my lips.

before I started dabbing him again. “I’m sorry about spitting all over you. I can’t imagine how attractive that looked on your end,” I joked. His hand was still on

Trust me, I noticed.

He averted his gaze and shrugged a little.

~

day, I was anxious for lunch. I knew exactly

Keegan.

his skin and stay there. My leg shook nervously as I waited for the bell to ring to signal the start of lunch. I stared at the clock; watching the time tick away. As soon as the bell rang, I jumped up and grabbed my bag. I packed my lunch today, so I went straight to my table. I pulled out my lunch bag and started dumping its contents