"Lucas," My Mother's voice screeched, "Don't you look handsome today",
I could just imagine how she would greet him, too, pulling him in for a hug and kissing his cheek. My Mother loved Lucas, maybe even more than she loved her own two daughters. To her, Lucas was a good guy, always clean-shaven and dressed sharply and the fact that he and Carson became friends pleased her to no end.
I jumped down from the top bunk, landing on the worn-out carpet with a thud and walked into the living room, needing to see the proof with my own eyes. Sure enough, there he was, hugging my Mother tightly. He pulled back once I entered the room, a sly smile coming across his smug face.
"Hey Roni, I forgot that you would be here this weekend, baby" He says to me, walking up to where I stood cross armed in th
