If Mom seriously thought that an age difference would somehow stop young men from finding her devastatingly attractive then she was in for a surprise. Especially someone like August, who tended to see things differently than society expected him to. I...I actually found myself hoping that he did want her.
"Huh. I wonder how serious he is with Tara," I said without thinking.
Mom's eyes narrowed. She didn't look mad but...
"Who's Tara?" she asked casually. Too casually. I smiled internally.
"Oh, just a cute sophmore that August has been seeing. I don't think it's gone very far, because he'd bring her home if things got serious. She's probably only interested in him because he's all dark and gothy."
Mom shook her head and stood up.
"As long as whoever he ends up with treats him right, I
