The One That Slipped Away by LaShawn Vasser

Author:LaShawn Vasser [Vasser, LaShawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: LV Books Publishing
Published: 2016-09-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

After Graduation

Harrison stood leaning against the wall with his arms folded watching Mia. Wearing a pair of cut-off shorts and a t-shirt, she was kneeling on the floor in an empty room surrounded by boxes—unpacking.

It should have been a momentous day. He’d purchased his first home. But it was another milestone that he wouldn’t get to share with dad. It was almost two years to the day since Harrison lost his father. His carefree days ended the moment he found out he’d passed. Parts of him felt he’d been walking around on autopilot going through the motions of life. Through some miracle, he managed to graduate on time and earn not only his Bachelor’s but his Master’s degree.

Mia had been by his side the entire time. He would never be able to repay her for all of her emotional support considering she’d been dealing with a loss of her own. The rift between her and her parents had only grown. They’d spoken just a few times since that disastrous dinner. After graduation, she’d packed up her life and moved with him to Chicago. He owed it to her to buy whatever home she wanted.

“Hello! Anybody at the Haughton residence?” Harrison’s mom opened the front door and called out to him.

Harrison answered. “We’re in here, in the family room.”

Mia pushed herself up from off of the floor and dusted herself off. She wasn’t looking forward to seeing his mother. The woman had two faces—a loving and devoted mom and a manipulator to the extreme.

Mrs. Haughton made her way into the room. “My goodness. This is a big house for just the two of you, but it is quite lovely.” She turned to Mia. “This is probably like a fairytale for you.”

Mia was offended again. With Mrs. Haughton’s track record, she wasn’t quite sure how to take that comment. Instead of being disrespectful, she smiled and kept her initial response to herself. “I think we’ll be very happy here.” The cattiness of his mother seemed to always go over Harrison’s head.

“Son, where are your friends? Are they coming?”

“They’ll be over later. Mia and I wanted a little time to enjoy this moment alone.”

“Oh? I’m sorry, am I intruding?”

“Of course not. You’re always welcome.”

Mia would beg to differ—his friends too.

“Why don’t you let us show you around?”

His mother smiled broadly. “That would be great.”

Mia was saved by the sound of her cell phone. She pulled it out of the back pocket of her shorts. “I’m sorry, I’ve got to take this call. I’ll catch up.”

Harrison nodded and guided his mother out of the room. Mia could hear her asking questions. “When is the furniture coming?”

“They already delivered the bedroom furniture. The rest we haven’t picked out yet.”

“Why am not surprised that that’s the first piece of furniture you’d be worried about. At any rate, if Mia’s not up to it, I have a wonderful decorator you can call. Between you and me, you might just want to call her anyway.”

Mia’s blood was boiling.

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