Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 172

Chapter 172

“Hey, Housewife, is it true what you said earlier? That you’ve never lost a violin match?” Nate’s voice cut through the room, loud enough to turn heads.

Sharon glanced over at Kelly, who stood nearby, clearly enjoying the spectacle. It only took a second for Sharon to realize what was going on.

“What, you trying to place a bet with me too?” she asked calmly.

Nate hesitated, caught off guard by how quickly she caught on. She was sharper than he expected.

“If you’re that confident, then yeah-why not make a bet?” he said, trying to sound bold.

Sharon’s expression stayed steady. “What kind of bet?”

Nate looked around theatrically, then raised his voice so that nearly everyone nearby could hear.

“If you lose, you get on your knees and bark like a dog. And if I lose, I’ll call you Mommy-or whatever you want. Your call.”

Sharon raised an eyebrow, unfazed. “You want to be my son? Does Theo know about this? I mean, I wouldn’t mind having another kid, but I doubt he’d be thrilled to have a brother your age.”

out

a few of the onlookers-those who looked down on Sharon-couldn’t

to keep his cool. He clenched his

leaned in a little. “What’s the matter? Scared you’ll lose to Kelly? That why you

right through

bet,” she said smoothly. “But let’s change the terms. If you lose, you

jaw tightened, his

to be clear any “accidents’ like fainting, broken strings, or some last-minute excuse to not go onstage… that all counts as

stayed even.

contained the excitement rising in

his phone. If she backed out later, he’d post

minutes later, Carter and Theo walked

room. His little face twisted with a mix

to look at her.

to mess things up, she dumped juice all over Kelly. She never used to act like this. It had to

contestants and their parents

was Kelly and Theo’s turn to head back

the waiting area showed a live feed from