The Nerd and the Jock (1st bk of Nerd Series)

Chapter 39- Blake's POV

I looked at my phone and bit back a tired sigh, wishing that I could text Bay and see how she was doing as well as the kids. My heart ached and became filled with pain and sadness. I moved a hand through my hair and across my face while I waited for dinner to happen.

"Hey, Blake?" Sky asked, and I looked that way to see her and saw that she had a small frown on her face, furrowing her brows. Sadness and pain filled her eyes, and I could tell that she did not like being away from her best friend and my girlfriend. "When are we going to Bay's house?"

"Tonight," I said and offered her a tight smile while I tucked my head closer to my chest. "We will be going to her house tonight, and we will be eating some of the amazing food that she has cooked for us."

"Can we sleep over?" she asked and cocked her head to the side while she studied me. "Or do you think Mama will not allow us to do that?"

My heart grew heavy and sunk into the pit of my stomach while I offered her a tight smile. "I don't think she will allow us to do that," I said and shook my head. "I think she will want us to go back home and not stay there."

"But why not?" Sky asked. She frowned and furrowed her brows while she stared at me. "Mama and Daddy aren't normally home, and Bailey and Trevor help us with everything."

I bit back a tired sigh and slowly nodded in confirmation while I moved a hand through my hair. "I know," I said before I cleared my throat and shifted in my seat. "I wish I could tell you that we will be able to keep up with what we have been doing, but I don't think that is going to happen."

"Does that mean Daddy is going to come back, too?" Sky asked, and I shrugged and grimaced, pressing my lips into a thinner line. She frowned and slowly nodded while she furrowed her brows. "I want him to come back, too, if Mommy is coming back home to live with us."

My heart grew heavy, and I couldn't help but shrug and grimace. "I do not know, Sky," I said and shook my head before I cleared my throat while I shifted. "I don't even know if Mom is going to be staying long or going off on another business trip soon."

"I will be staying here for some time, Blake," someone said behind us, and we turned that way to see that my mother had a small scowl on her face and narrowed eyes. "I want to make sure that you two are behaving yourselves and not doing anything that you are not supposed to do."

I held back an eye roll and set my jaw, pressing my lips into a thin line. "Being with Bailey is not something that you should be worried about, Mom," I said coldly. "She has been helping me, and I have gotten my grades up because of her."

"Oh really now?" my mother asked and raised an eyebrow in question. She cocked her head to the side while she studied me, and I nodded in confirmation. "And how are you doing now?"

"I have gotten all of my grades up to As and Bs, and I have actually been doing my schoolwork and homework on time," I said and shrugged with a small grimace. "I don't know why you want me to stay away from her. Trevor also knows her, and he knows her well."

"And how long has he known her?" she asked before she cocked her head to the side while she studied me. A small frown appeared on her face, and she looked annoyed that Trevor knew her.

"Since birth," I replied and shifted in my seat, pressing my lips into a thin line and licking my lips. "Her parents and his parents had been friends since high school and probably earlier than that."

"Hmph." She didn't look like she believed me, and a small frown appeared on her face. She didn't say a word, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes and scowl, pressing my lips into a thin line, getting annoyed.

"You haven't even met her yet, so why are you acting like this, Mom?" I asked and cocked my head to the side while I studied her. I set my jaw and narrowed my eyes while I stared at her. "Is there something wrong with her?"