Page 49 of Falling for Brody

“Of course, mom! Fallport is super cool!”

She smiled. “Yes, and school?”

He shrugged. “I’m going to start school here and I have some friends already.”

She nodded. “From the park?”

He nodded back. “Yep. Brody made sure they knew I was going to school with them. I’ve got a heads up on friends.”

She narrowed her eyes a little. “I think it's ‘leg up’ on friends.”

Chip looked at her and lifted his leg. “Why would I put my leg up with friends?”

“It’s an idiom, sweetie. A phrase people use to say something.”

He narrowed his eyes at her and she smiled. “Okay?”

“I’ll look it up later and explain it to you.”

He shrugged. “No rush, mom. I can learn it tomorrow or whenever.”

She nodded and smiled at him.

“Maybe I can ask Brody! He knows a lot of stuff, too!”

She couldn’t argue with that. “He does know a lot of stuff.”

“I like him a lot, mom.”

“Is he cool?” She had to ask.

“Super cool,” Chip replied.

“Yeah, I thought so.”

Chip’s gaze strayed toward his bedroom before he looked back at her. “Uh… Mom? Can I go read now?"

Rhea nodded and pulled Chip in to place a kiss on his forehead.

"Mom!"

She laughed. "The box with your books is in your room, it's-"

"I know, mom. I remember where you put it."

"Okay, love you."

Chip turned around and rolled his eyes. "I know, mom. Love you, too."

He dashed off and she went back to putting away the groceries.

She'd talk to Chip later and see if she missed anything. Or maybe he'd forgotten something that happened.

Sometimes he lived his life on full throttle forward and things only popped up in his memories later.

Just when she finished putting things away, she felt Bea's reassuring presence beside her. "Rhea?"

She turned and smiled at the older woman. "Bea. How are you?"

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