Welcome to Rainbow Snippets weekend!
Continuing with “The Hippie Whisperer” – Carl wants to pick up his son at the airport, but Chester’s boyfriend’s mom will do that instead…
—————————————————————————————
“Oh. Okay.” I [Carl] tried not to let disappointment overwhelm me.
Dre was Chester’s boyfriend. They were both sophomores in college. Turned out, Dre lived an hour away from our house. I actually liked this one. He had a brain and wasn’t too flashy a dresser. The sight of rhinestones and fuchsia tended to give me palpitations, and I had already experienced that with a previous boyfriend. Thankfully, Dre leaned toward more sober attire, if you didn’t count the eyeliner and multiple piercings on his ear lobes. I was very grateful.
“Dad? Still there?”
———————————————————————————–
Read more snippets–all of them fabulous–on FB:
Great description.
Thanks!
Thank you! Independence came after.
Funny snippet! Love the descriptions and how practical Carl is about the whole situation.
Thank you.
I liked the summation of the new man.
It’s hard to please parents when it comes to kids and their choices, no matter how old they are!
Great description!
Thank you.
Palpitations. ~grin~ Thank you for sharing. And Happy Writing!
Thanks, and wishing you the same!