My Mother's Boyfriend and Me
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“Look Laurie,” Blue says, leaning over me.” Your mother and me, and you and me, can have a nice thing going. You be nice to me and I’ll be nice to you. Understand? “What if I don’t?” “Then you’re going to be sorry, very sorry.” He takes his cigarette out of his mouth, tosses it on the sand and steps on it.
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Laurie and her widowed mother have always been good friends until her mother meets and falls in love with a young, handsome man, Blue. The romance progresses and two weeks later, Blue moves in with them and Laurie’s life begins to change dramatically. Laurie is confused by Blue’s sudden attention. Is he coming on to her or, is he just being affectionate? Does her mother’s boyfriend want her? After a sexually charged day with Blue at the beach, Laurie tries to confide her uneasiness to her mother. Her mother refuses to listen and defends Blue. Abandoned by her mother, Laurie is increasingly frightened by Blue’s threatening behavior. Laurie begins to feel that her life is in danger. Whom can she turn to for help? Where can she go to feel safe?
About the Author
Alice Jacoby, a native New Yorker, is a graduate of the School of Industrial Art, Brooklyn College, Columbia University, and New York University. She was a college English teacher, a young adult librarian for The New York and Brooklyn Public Libraries, and a high school librarian before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in New York City and is currently working on a second novel and a short story collection.