Things were tense between Jake and me far after Renee had bailed from the house. Her smell still lingered in the living room, that sweet, sensual smell of hers that seemed to follow me wherever I went. It was pretty clear that I was not the only one that felt this way, but I knew that from the beginning. I guessed the thing we had to do next was figure out which one of us she liked and wanted to be with.
After all, I hadn’t even given it a try yet. Renee didn’t know what she was in for.
Besides, wasn’t she still dating that dorky kid, Jason Something?
A new text message came through my phone, and I swiped the screen to check it. It was my mom.
Hi, honey. Do you want to have dinner today?
I was excited to hear from her, mostly because my mom is one of my favorite people in the world. I
