Sweet Love by Kayla Mia & Kayla Mia

Author:Kayla, Mia & Kayla, Mia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MAM Books LLC
Published: 2020-07-26T00:00:00+00:00

Charlie

My mother and I went to one of our favorite restaurants, Pasta Scolla. We were seated at a corner booth. I cherished times like this, just the two of us alone, spending quality time together. But my mind kept wandering to what had happened earlier with Connor, to what had transpired between us. There was no way I could go there, not when he was leaving and we had to work together.

“So, how was work today, honey?”

Wasn’t that the loaded question of the day?

“It was interesting …” I began because I couldn’t exactly tell her the whole truth. So, I told her what I could. “So, I’m helping with the rebranding and packaging of Colby Chocolates. That’s why I’ve been working weekends.”

She leaned in, her elbows on the table, one eyebrow raised. “Rebranding? Is that related to your job or added work?”

I reached for a piece of bread in the center of the table, swirling it in my oil. “Added work, but it’s okay. The CEO’s son asked me to help with ideas. He saw a mock-up I had done and—”

“The CEO’s son?” Her eyes narrowed. “Why would he ask you, the computer tech girl, to help him with that—with rebranding and stuff like that?”

“I told you, he saw some of my drawings and—”

“I’m just saying, honey … he’s a guy, and I’d be a little—”

“I’m not naive, Mom.” My jaw tightened. I knew where she was going with this. Yes, Connor had hit on me, but that was way after our initial deal. And even though he wanted to take things further, I’d definitely put him in his spot.

My mother’s face softened. “I’m just looking out for you, honey.”

“There’s no reason to.” I wanted to tell her that after my father had passed and before Richard had come along, I’d been looking out for the both of us.

I placed my hand over my mother’s on the table and squeezed. “I know. Thanks, Mom.”

After the waitress placed our pasta dishes on the table, I reached for my fork and smiled. “This is nice. I feel like we never get alone time anymore.”

The corner of my mother’s mouth tipped up. “Yeah, this is nice. I’m glad your schedule worked out.”

“Remember when you and Dad would take me out for school-ditch days?”

She shook her head, her gaze focusing on her plate. “That was all your dad. Gosh, I’d try to convince him out of that, the importance of school and all, but, yeah … now that he’s gone, those were the most memorable times.” Her voice quieted to a hush.

There were times that I didn’t want to bring him up at all because it just reminded my mother that he was no longer here. But there were so many memories that I wanted to reminisce about.

“Remember when he kidnapped me in the middle of the day? He walked into school and told the front desk that it was an emergency. I had so much anxiety until he drove to pick you up, and we went to the zoo.

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