Page 11 of Dear, Carson McDermott
I laughed,
“Mama, now you know how much I want to be an occupational therapist. I’ve been wanting this since Unc got injured and couldn’t play anymore. He was so sad about it that I made it my mission to always go to physiotherapy with him. Through that, I fell in love with it. I want to be there not just for Tony but also for Carson. If he ever gets hurt, God forbid but if he does, I want to be there. I want to help him and all the others. I’m just glad that we’re going to the same university! I’ll use him as my dummy.”
Mom laughed,
“that better be the only way you use him. I am too young to be a grandma.”
I blushed.
“Mama!” I screeched. “I am not having sex with anyone, oh my God! Who said anything about children? Jesus.”
Mom had the nerve to shrug her shoulders at me as if she was all innocent.
“What? I’m just saying.”
I groaned, standing to leave her office before she asked me if I’m still a virgin or worse, she has the sex talk with me again.
“Let’s go, Mama, I’ve got to return you to your husband before he comes in here crying me a river.”
Mom had the nerve to gasp,
“My man does not cry. He grovels a little bit but never does he ever cry. Respect him, will you?” she winked at me as she took my hand that I extended to her.
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Carson
When Katerina left me there with her father, I quickly said my hellos and made my way to Tony’s room. I knocked before coming in because I learned my lesson by seeing his bare ass. I had no desire to see Tony naked, ever.
“Come in,” he answered.
Tony was already playing Assassin’s creed on his gaming console without me.
“Really?” I said as I bypassed his bed, took a left and sat on the couch next to him. “You couldn’t wait for the five minutes I told you to wait?”
“Uhh… Five minutes is a long time for me especially when it comes to you.” He answered without taking his eyes off his game.
I decided to wait until he was done with the game to announce my big news. He finished up and turned my way,
“you said you had something to tell me? Don’t tell me…” He didn’t say anything but the look on my face definitely gave it away.
“Yeah man!”
“Holy shit!” Tony shouted as he jumped off his couch and left the room running down the stairs.
I followed him, hearing where he was causing a commotion.
I found him in the living room, letting his entire family know where I chose to go! When Mr. Di’Maggio spotted me, he stood and Lil.
“Congrats son. This is what you wanted Bubba and you got in! You deserve it. You worked hard.”
“You did it, Bubba,” Mrs. Di’Maggio hugged me next, and as I was about to let go, she whispered in my ear, “I’m glad you’ve finally asked my daughter out instead of just looking at her from afar.”
When we got out of the embrace, my eyes were wide. I wasn’t sure what to say to her but the smile she gave me, reassured me that she was team Bubba. I smiled back wide, glad for the two accomplishments that I had achieved today. One, for finally making the only girl that made me drool over her my girlfriend and two, for getting into USC.
Next, the twins congratulated me along with Gabriella, who honestly couldn’t give a shit but because every time she called when she wanted to do a new YouTube video for her channel, I never hesitated to say yes, she smiled brightly at me giving me the biggest hug ever. Last came the one girl that I had to pay attention to when I was hugging her in front of her father and brother since they didn’t know yet.
I eyed Katerina; she had changed. Now she was wearing baggy sweats, a t-shirt, and sneakers. Where the hell was she going? I opened my mouth to ask but she beat me to it by hugging me causing my thoughts to be jumbled. She hugged me tightly making sure I felt her entire upper body on me. I started wrapping my arms around her forgetting about where we were, and she let me go abruptly.
