Mommy's Boss by S. E. Law

Author:S. E. Law [Law, S. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

9

Maddy

What is he talking about? Has Cameron lost his mind? How can he say that we’re in love, when we only met for the first time tonight?

But he jerks his chin towards my mother sharply, and suddenly I understand. He’s doing this for Grace. It was such a shock for my mom to walk in and see her daughter being drilled by a much-older man, and now he’s trying to make it as okay as possible. After all, people in a relationship make love all the time, right?”

“Yes, Cameron and I have been secretly dating,” I say in a rush. “We’ve been in love for a long time, but I didn’t know how to tell you, so I didn’t. I mean, he’s your boss and I’m only eighteen, so we weren’t sure how to break the news.”

Another wail rings throughout the room.

“You’re my daughter,” Grace cries pitifully. “I never expected to find my baby girl in such a compromising situation.”

My expression is one of shock and horror I’m sure, but Cameron steps in again.

“I admit, we weren’t exactly doing missionary, but what we did is very common for people in love. Your daughter is very beautiful, kind, giving, and sweet, and I can assure you that I treat her with every modicum of respect she deserves.”

How does he make things sound so nice when we’re in the middle of a crisis? But evidently, it works somewhat because my mom pats her eyes and sniffles a bit.

“You’re in love?” she asks. “How did you even meet? I didn’t know you knew each other.”

My mind whirls in a frenzy and I say the first thing that pops into my head.

“Well, you’ve worked at Le Palms for a long time, and I knew the job was getting to you. So I submitted a job application on the sly a year ago, and they brought me in for an interview. I didn’t get the job, but during that time, I met Mr. Savage and we fell in love.”

My mom blinks at me, confused.

“But Maddy, I thought we talked about this. I don’t want you to have a job, I want you to focus on schoolwork. You’re going to college, remember? Even if I have to work my fingers to the bone, I want a better life for my daughter.”

I nod furiously.

“Yes, of course Mom. I know that, but I just couldn’t bear to see you so tired after every shift. I figured I’d get a part-time job, no more than ten hours a week, and the extra cash could help for things like utilities and car insurance.”

Grace is still confused and not buying it.

“But Madeline, what job did you apply for? You’re only eighteen. What would you be qualified to do?”

I’m not sure what to say because she’s right. I don’t have many practical skills, and frankly, I’ve never been great with computers or math either. What could I do?

Cameron steps in for the save again.

“She applied to be an executive assistant,” he says in a low, smooth voice.

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