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there when I first arrived, and he has made a point to come over to Chipper and Mindy’s nearly every day since.   I may be only sixteen, but I’m not blind. That man is just… wow.  He has dark blonde hair and clear blue eyes, pretty much every girl’s dream. He may be nearly ten years older than me, but there’s something about him; something different from all of the rest. Just being around him puts my nerves at ease.
    Last night, I finally told Mindy that I had a big ol’ crush on Kidd, which is something I thought would never happen after what Timmons did to me.  I thought she would be shocked or even a little mad, maybe even scream at me for falling for a twenty-six year old man, but she didn’t.  All she said was that I had to wait till I turned eighteen before I even thought about being with him. 
    Mindy told me all about Kidd; how he stepped up and took Chipper’s place as VP.  Chipper is seven years older than Kidd, so everyone always assumed he’d take Gun’s place as president when the time came.  Mindy says that Chipper stepped down to spend more time with her.  I think there’s more to it than that, but I don’t know what yet, and honestly, it’s none of my business. 
    I’m still thinking about Kidd when Mindy walks into the kitchen and pulls me out of my thoughts.  She smiles as soon as she sees me, but her smile doesn’t fully reach her eyes.  I can tell she isn’t feeling well again today.  “Hey, sweetie.  You want some breakfast?”
    I shake my head.  “Nah. I’m not hungry.”
    She walks over to me and pushes the hair from my face.  “If you’re not hungry, why are you sitting in the kitchen?”
    “I got up, and you were still sleeping.  I figured I’d sit in here until you woke up.  I didn’t want to turn on the TV and disturb you.” I shrug, not wanting to tell her that I heard her getting sick last night, and I knew she needed to get all the rest she could.  She also needs to get to the doctor, but there’s no damn way I’m going to say that.  I’ve heard her and Chipper fighting over going to the doctor too many times. 
    He wants her to see someone, someone that knows a little more than the quack at the clinic in town, but she refuses. She says that if something was really wrong with her, then her doctor would have figured it out by now.  Mindy is a smart woman, but I’m siding with Chipper on this one. I’m just too nervous to voice my opinion about it.
    She bends down and places a soft kiss on my cheek.  “That was sweet of you, but you could’ve turned on the TV.  I can sleep through anything. It wouldn’t have bothered me.”
    I smile back and stand up.  “Do you want me to make you some breakfast?”
    She shakes her head.  “No, I’m the mom here, remember? I’m the one that cooks.”
    “I made my mom breakfast a bunch of times.”
    Her brows tighten and anger flashes in her eyes.  “I know you did, but that’s not happening here.”
    Mindy was not at all happy when I told her about my mom.  She didn’t like that Mom had me do all the cooking and cleaning around the house.  I tried to explain that my mom just didn’t feel good most of the time, and it wasn’t her fault, but Mindy refused to listen.   Ready to change the subject, I smile.  “Fine, Mom.  What do you want to do today?”
    A smile flashes across her face as soon as I say mom.  She loves when I call her that.  At first, it felt kind of foolish to be calling a woman I’ve only know for a little while Mom. She seems to like it though, and she’s been a way better mother to me than mine ever thought about being. 
    “Why don’t you go watch some TV?  I’m going to stick a pot roast in the crock pot for dinner tonight, and then we can veg out on the sofa.”
    I smile and place a kiss on her flushed cheek.  “Sounds good to me,” I say as I make my way to the living room. 
     
    Kidd
     
    I walk into Chipper and Mindy’s and see Jenna sitting on the sofa