Baby Daddies: A Me, Myself & I Collection by Fiona Davenport & Rochelle Paige & Elle Christensen

Author:Fiona Davenport & Rochelle Paige & Elle Christensen [Davenport, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Trace

“I’ve seen you with that same look on your face more times than I can count over the past few weeks.”

I turned and found my mom standing in the doorway of my childhood bedroom. She looked tired, which wasn’t a surprise considering how difficult my dad’s recovery had been. She’d been at his side the entire time, worried that something would happen to him if she left. They’d been together for thirty-five years without ever spending a night apart, and she’d refused to let his stay in the hospital be the first time. It wasn’t until he was transferred to the rehab facility yesterday that she finally agreed to come home and spend the night in her own bed. It had taken both of us hours to convince her. “And I’ve seen those bags under your eyes get darker each day.”

She laughed off my concern and walked towards me. “It’s nothing a little rest won’t cure. Now that your dad is on the mend, I’ll be able to catch up on my missed sleep. You don’t need to worry about me.”

I wrapped my arms around her and gave her a hug. “Dad’s not around to take care of you, so that makes it my job.”

“I’m the parent, Trace. It’s my job to watch over you, not the other way around,” she grumbled into my shirt.

I leaned back and looked down at her. “Like that’s ever stopped me.”

“You’re just like your father,” she huffed with a smile. “But even with how serious his heart attack was, don’t think for a minute that I didn’t notice that something has been bothering you ever since you got here.”

“Of course something’s bothering me. I rushed halfway across the country because Dad almost died.”

My mom might’ve been tired, but that didn’t mean she fell for my bullshit. She never did. She’d always been able to see right through me. “Nice try kiddo, but I always know when something is bothering my baby boy.”

There was no use in trying to deny it. She wouldn’t let up until I told her everything. “You’re right, Mom. There has been something on my mind other than dad’s illness.”

She moved over to the bed, sat down, and patted the mattress so I’d know that she wanted me to join her. “How about you tell your mom what’s going on? It’s girl trouble, isn’t it?”

I chuckled softly and shook my head. “How did you know?”

She tapped her finger against the cell phone I was still clutching in my hand. I hadn’t even realized it was still there, but it wasn’t a surprise since I hadn’t let it out of my sight the entire time I’d been in Chicago. “Normally, I would think that it was a work problem that was bothering you with the way you’ve been watching that phone like a hawk every day. But you’ve gotten plenty of calls from the office since you’ve been here, and not a single one of them has stopped you from keeping your phone near at all times.

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