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.”

let out

down on Sharon-couldn’t help but chuckle

keep his cool. He clenched his jaw but

matter? Scared you’ll lose to

right through

change the terms. If you lose, you get on your knees and bark like a dog.

jaw tightened, his

Loser gets on their knees and barks like a dog. And just to be clear any “accidents’ like fainting, broken strings, or some last-minute excuse

stayed

barely contained the excitement rising in

hit record on his phone. If she backed out later, he’d post it

Carter and Theo walked

spotted Sharon across the room. His little face twisted with

to look at her.

she dumped juice all over Kelly. She never used to act like this. It had to be that

and their parents were being called

it was Kelly and Theo’s turn to head back and get

in the waiting area showed a