Ripped (Divided, #2) by A.M. Wallace

Author:A.M. Wallace [Wallace, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.M. Wallace
Published: 2017-07-23T16:00:00+00:00

“two weeks? and you didn’t tell me?” My mother’s distressed voice came through the phone. She made it sound like the end of the world that I hadn’t told her about Hannah until now. My mother and I had always been very close so in a way it was.

“I wasn’t even sure it was going to work out.” My glasses were off, and I rubbed my eye with the heel of my palm.

“Is she why you and Amy broke up? Tell me the truth.”

Fuck. This was not the conversation I wanted to have with my mother.

I seriously grew up thinking my mother had super powers because I could never get away with anything, no matter how good my lie was. She loved Hannah, but she and my father had never really seen us together.

“Maybe?” I answered with a grimace she couldn’t see.

She sighed.

“Mom, this was the right thing to do.”

“So, you hurt Amy to make Hannah happy?”

She always had a way of twisting my words and making complete sense at the same time.

“No, Mom. That’s not what I was doing.”

“I just don’t understand, Marcus.”

I’d told mom that Amy and I had broken up, but I didn’t give her any details. I just left it simple. Mom was upset, and Dad was a little disappointed, but when I told them it was better for the two of us, they’d left well enough alone. Now, of course, Mom wanted more answers. I just wasn’t sure I wanted to give them to her.

“I’m sorry, Mom. I know you liked Amy. But we’re still friends. Everything is all right.”

She made a noise that closely resembled a grunt. But it was not a grunt. My mother didn’t grunt. Ask her yourself.

“And you’re happy with Hannah?” she asked.

I swore sometimes, she could read me even better through the phone sometimes.

“Of course, Mom. I’ve wanted this for a long time.”

I didn’t lie. Just because Hannah had taken on a bit of a clingy streak didn’t mean I wasn’t happy. It was a bump in the road I was sure we could get over. No reason to alarm my mother or, rather, further alarm her.

“Are you bringing her to Christmas dinner?”

I put my glasses back on and sat back in my chair. I had actually forgotten about going to Tennessee for Christmas. I had planned on taking Amy. I was going to ask her after we spent Thanksgiving at her mom’s. Fuck.

Yesterday had gone considerably well. Hannah and I had fun with our friends for our little Thanksgiving dinner, and I didn’t give myself much time to think about missing Amy’s dinner with her mom and probably her niece and nephew. I’d been looking forward to that dinner too, but ours was good. Great, even. Not to mention, Hannah and I spent the whole day together, and I didn’t feel smothered. She even went home last night to stay. I was impressed.

“I was planning on it. Is that okay?” I asked.

“Of course, it’s okay, Marcus. We love Hannah. I just wanted to make sure.

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