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LANDON
I struggled to hold in my laughter as I stood by, watching my son kick an
eighty-six-year-old’s ass in a game of chess. Colten was ten, but the
expression of intense concentration on Chester’s face made it seem as if
he considered the boy a master.
“Kids these days have a leg up from practicing on computers,” Chester
grumbled and stuck his unlit pipe between his teeth. “Back in my day, the
only practice we got was when our butts were in a rickety wooden chair and
we had a friend willing to play with us.”
The game had attracted a bit of attention in the rec room of the elderly
care home, and several of the other residents guffawed at Chester’s griping
while smiling proudly at Colten. We came to Green Acres Senior Living
Facility at least once a week and many of these people saw Colten as a
grandson of sorts, spending more time with him than with their own
grandkids. They appeared to be delighted that he was beating the resident
Grouch today.
I bit my tongue in an attempt not to chuckle at their expressions of glee
and Chester’s of absolute disgust. He resigned by flicking his king over
before he slowly pushed to his feet. “Good game, kid. I’ll teach you a thing
or two next time.”
Colten stood and offered the old man his hand, but Chester was already
shuffling away from the table to brood in the corner of the rec room. Finally
losing my battle, I chuckled under my breath and Colten playfully looked
around the room, grinning at all the white-haired folks.
He even arched a cocky little eyebrow at them. “Is anyone interested in
challenging me, the victor?”
I laughed in earnest, pushing off the wall I’d been leaning against and
sliding my arm around his shoulders before I ruffled his hair. “Alright,
buddy. Knock it off with the bravado. No one likes a bragger.”
Colten sighed heavily, humor in his kind green eyes as he glanced up at
me. “I wasn’t bragging. I was simply stating a fact. I am the victor.”
“Yeah, yeah.” I hid my amused smile as I turned toward the table. “Let’s
pack this up. Grandpa should be done with his physio appointment soon.”
“Maybe he’ll play me,” Colten said hopefully, but I shook my head.
“Let’s pack it up. I’m sure he’d love to try his luck against you later, but
we should probably ply him with some coffee and treats outside first. Just to
make sure he still loves us when we leave. Unlike Chester, who I’m sure is
going to be avoiding us from now on.”
Colten shrugged. “He won’t avoid me. He’s too proud for that.”
“Fair enough. When did you get so good?” I asked.
“Since Mr. Lafferty put me in the chess club at school.”
I grimaced. My work really had been keeping me way too busy. Too
busy, it seemed, to keep tabs on my own son’s extracurricular activities.
“How long have you been in the chess club?”
“Since January,” he said, picking up the game when we were done and
stowing it back on the shelf behind him.
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