Owned By The Dad Bod: Men Built For Comfort by Imani Jay

Author:Imani Jay [Jay, Imani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2022-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

I try to ignore the looming end date to us being together. Noah is spending most nights at my place, and we spend time together when I’m not at work. He drives me to get my car, all fixed up and ready to be used again, and he holds me close at night. I’m getting used to his warm body next to mine as I sleep. There’s still time, and I don’t want to waste it by worrying about it being over. I knew what I was getting into. I knew Noah was leaving. I just have to be an adult about it, and take it for what it is. Temporary.

Noah invites me over to dinner at his mom’s place one night, and I happily accept. I see his mom, Diana, around town every now and then. But we haven’t really spoken much since we broke up all those years ago. I guess she must have noticed that we are spending time together again and asked that Noah invite me over. I can’t imagine him involving his mom in a temporary arrangement otherwise.

The house looks exactly the same as it did fifteen years ago, only with a newer TV in the living room. Diana pulls me in for a hug as soon as I step through the door, her flowery perfume hitting me as I’m surrounded by her.

“So good of you to join us, Grace,” she says, pulling me along out to the dining room. “I was so happy to hear that you and Noah are…” She pauses. “That the two of you are friends again.”

I exchange a look with Noah, who isn’t even looking at me. I guess I was right. Inviting me over hadn’t been his idea. I get it, he knows as well as I do that this is temporary, so why involve his mother in it? But I can’t help but feel a slight sting at the realization that he probably would have preferred that I didn’t come tonight.

“I made lasagna,” Diana says and tells me to sit down at the table. She has really pulled out all the stops tonight. I recognize the plates as her and her late husband’s wedding china. Who is she trying to impress? Me? I smile at her, pushing away my swirling thoughts.

“Lasagna sounds great, Diana.”

She tells us to just relax and disappears out to the kitchen. Noah sits down next to me, an apologetic smile on his face.

“She’s really excited that you’re here,” he says. “Sorry if she’s a little intense about it. I didn’t tell her we were back together or anything.”

Ouch. “Right,” I try to smile, but I don’t think I’m being very successful. “Well, don’t worry. I’m not reading anything into this. Let’s just enjoy dinner, your mom has gone through all this trouble.”

Noah nods and opens his mouth as if to speak, when his mom returns carrying the food. “I hope you’re hungry.”

“It smells really good, mom,” Noah says and helps her put the lasagna on the table.

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