Cole Strikes Again: "An Accidental Romance" by Cole Parker

[Rutabaga]

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt—

boy does that take me back 

R

[Oliver]

I like how this is developing, together with David himself.

Hate the cliff hangers though. 😉

 

Well done again, Cole. For me, you always find the right pace, not too fast, not too slow. I like the flow, the development.

Ok, I admit, the cliff hangers too. 🙂

[Cole Parker]

Thanks, Oliver.

 

C

[Rutabaga]

David says his attention is caught by tomboyish girls.  Does that mean that @Gee Whillickers was on the right track when he wondered aloud whether Nicki would reappear?

R

[Afterthought -- I suspect we can all see where this is going, but I'm waiting to be surprised.]

 

[Rutabaga]

I needed to stop thinking about Jessica.

Ya think?

 

R

 

 

[Rutabaga]

And now we switch to the POV of Jordan's father.  

R

[Ivor Slipper]

56 minutes ago, Rutabaga said:

And now we switch to the POV of Jordan's father.  

R

Confused my simple mind for a minute that did.🙂

[Rutabaga]

I could easily learn to dislike Cynthia. 
 

R

[Rutabaga]

Matthew (Jordan’s dad) seems like a nice guy, and it’s good that he appears to be landing on his feet. Don (David’s dad) also seems like a nice guy.  It’s weird that they have connected because of David’s friend Mike. 
 

R 

[Rutabaga]

So could this be Jordan?

 

Note, by the way, that we had Part 1 with David's POV, then Part 2 with Jordan's dad's POV.  Does that mean Part 3 will be Jordan's POV . . . or something else?

R

 

[Cole Parker]

Questions, questions, questions.  The answer?  Patience, patience, patience.

C

[Rutabaga]

Here is one possibility for Cynthia:

 

R

 

 

[Rutabaga]

As Cole said, questions, questions, questions.  Asked by David. Now we know where he gets this from. 🙂
 

R 

[Rutabaga]

I wonder if this could be Mike:

 

R

 

 

[Rutabaga]

Both Mike and David's parents seem to be OK with David's news.  But how will younger brother Jeff react?

R

[Rutabaga]

This chapter's Kleenex moment, from Jeff:

"I have a lot of friends who have older brothers. You’re so much nicer that any of them. I’m so lucky you‘re like you are."

Let's hope the video idea works.

R

 

[Rutabaga]

Sorry, Dad.

 

As if Dad really expected his “once a week” guideline to stick.

Sheesh.

R

 

[Oliver]

Nothing wrong with a good meal of romance 🙂

[Rutabaga]

Continuing my series, we do not get any real information about the appearance of Bax (Brian Baxter) but here is one possibility that occurred to me:

 

 

Seems like both David and Jordan have come out of these events with stronger and more self-assured personalities.  And kudos to Jeff for being a loyal defender of his friends.  David could well be right that Jeff will outshine him as he grows up, but there's little question of Jeff's loyalty and affection.

Good show.

 

 

[Oliver]

On 7/17/2021 at 5:40 AM, Rutabaga said:

 

Good show.

 

O Yes, it was. :-)

[Cole Parker]

Thanks!  Always helps, hearing that.

C

[Rutabaga]

I decided it wasn't fair not to include a speculation photo of Jeff;

 

R

 

 

[Camy]

Ha! It's finished - or, in old English, fin-i-shed (utilise your best Chaucerian accent).

This is peachy, as I can now read from start to finish and not get miffed at cliffhangers.

'tis going to be a good week!

[Camy]

I am somewhat miffed that Cole knows more about soccer than I do.

How can this be? 🤔

[Merkin]

As we all know, "Cole Parker" is actually a pseudonym for a ten-man writing team, and one of them is Robbie Rogers.