“Yeah.I’ve also seen him hanging out by the school the last couple of weeks, but I didn’t say anything because she doesn’t like talking about him.”
“I think she’d want to know you’ve seen him around.”
“Yeah, probably.I don’t get why he sits outside the school watching me on the playground but never tries to hang out with me or anything.”
“I don’t know why he does that, but he’s missing out.You’re fun to hang out with.”
“I know, right?”
Carson laughed.
“Are they going to put her in jail?”
“My brother is a really good lawyer, and he’s taking care of it.Try not to worry.Even if she gets charged, it’d be a minor thing.And there’s a case to be made for him following you guys around.”
“So he’s following her, too?”
Shit, I walked right into that…“Yeah, he has been.”
“How do you know that?”
“That’s a long story, but it’s part of my job to know what’s going on with clients of our law firm.”
“Are you a lawyer?”
“Nope, but my five brothers and three sisters are.”
His big blue eyes widened.“You have…nine kidsin your family?”
“I do.”
“And they’re all lawyers?”
“The last one is still in law school and has to pass the bar exam, but the other seven are lawyers.”
“Why aren’t you?”
“Didn’t want to go to school that long.”
“How long is it?”
“Three years on top of college, plus months of preparing to take the state bar exam that makes you officially a lawyer.I had better things to do with my time.”
“Like what?”
“Surfing, basketball and chasing girls, to start with.”
“I’dloveto learn how to surf.It looks like so much fun.”
“It is.I’d be happy to give you some lessons if you’d like to try it.”The words were out of his mouth before he could take even a second to consider what he was saying.If there was one thing he remembered from back in the day, it was that it wasn’t cool to promise a kid something and not deliver.Plus, he needed to ask Ty’s mom if it was okay with her.
“You would?Really?”
“Sure.”
“I can’t wait to tell my mom!Do you know how much longer she’ll be there?”
“Let me text my brother.”
