Chapter One: Good Times
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Bobby sat on the couch and looked around. He saw his mom in the kitchen with Jack, teaching him how to cook something. Angel and Jeremiah were in separate chairs watching a Flyers game. And he was looking out the window at the house next to theirs. There were moving trucks, moving in all kinds of stuff. From mattresses, box springs, dressers, and just about anything you could imagine. His mom called his name so he turned and looked at her.
"What," he answered.
Miss Evelyn replied, "Bobby! Don't stare. Oh, and by the way were having guests in about a half an hour so go get cleaned up. You too boys."
The boys whined, but did what their mother asked anyway. Bobby was still upstairs by the time dinner was ready and his mother had to call him. He came down and his mother introduced him to, surprisingly to the new neighbors.
"Bobby I'd like you to meet Mr. and Mrs. Hollinger and their lovely daughter Riley."
Riley looked over at Bobby sheepishly, waved, and said 'hi'. Bobby replied the introduction. They finally all sat down and started eating. Once they were done, Bobby went upstairs to his room.
Miss Evelyn pulled Riley aside," You know Riley, my son seems to like you. Why don't you go see if you can coax him out of his room?"
Riley nodded and set off to Bobby's room. Once she got there she hesitated before she knocked.
She knocked and was startled when Bobby answered," Come in Riley."
She looked at him questioningly and asked," How'd you know it was me?"
Bobby chuckled and smiled," Well, for one thing nobody knocks in this house. Two, I heard you coming up the stairs."
She nodded and said," Your mom told me that you seemed, fond that's softening it a bit, of me. Is that true?"
Bobby froze. He said," Yeah that's true. But I heard you guys aren't staying here long."
Riley said," Yeah this is just a temp home before we buy our real one."
Bobby shook his head and turned to her. He gave her this awkward look that she couldn't make out, and then he gently put his lips to hers.