It Had To Be Us: A Reverse Age Gap Sports Romance (Heartstrings Book 3) by Katherine Jay

Author:Katherine Jay [Jay, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

“I might need help going through your father’s things,” Mom says, catching me off guard a couple of hours later. I’m making myself a sandwich and already struggling to keep my shit together after helping to decide what shirt Dad should be buried in, and whether or not we should wear black.

“Do we need to do that today?” I ask slowly, not wanting to upset Mom if that’s something she needs to do.

“God, no. I just have this list running through my head, and if I don’t share it with someone, I’m scared I’ll forget.”

My chest tightens as I watch her so obviously trying to keep herself together when she has every right to fall apart.

“Why don’t you off-load it all on me? Every item on your list. We can tackle it together.”

Tears prick her eyes, and she nods before folding herself into my arms, something she’s done many times today. “I don’t know how to do this, Loge. I’ve never been alone. It’s been me and your dad since I moved out of my childhood home after college. How do I keep going without him?”

I don’t know what to say, but I’m almost thankful Dad had an affair now. She’s not going to be alone. She’s got me, and she’s going to have Liam. We need to make sure of that. He needs her, and maybe that will be a distraction.

“Do you… Ah… Do you want me to come home for a bit?” I offer, though I’m not sure what I’ll do if she says yes.

Mom laughs through her tears. “Oh, Logan. Even if you’d asked that with conviction, I would have said no. I don’t have time to raise two kids.”

“Hey! I’m not a kid.”

“Oh, so you’d help with the cooking and cleaning and washing and shopping and—”

“Ugh. How about I just visit more? I’m a ‘do stuff when it’s absolutely necessary’ kind of guy.”

Mom laughs again. “I know. I’m your mother.”

“And what an amazing mother you are.” I smile wide and lightly bump shoulders with her. “Liam’s going to be just fine. How can he not be? He has you.”

Her smile drops slightly for a second before she recovers, making me hug her even tighter. She may be doubting herself, but I know she can do this.

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