How the fuck does she know anything about me? I haven’t heard from my mother in years. I don’t know how she got my number.
Sawyer: No
Former mother: If you don’t, I’ll come and find you
Sawyer: Is that a threat? You didn’t want to have anything to do with me before. Why now?
Former Mother: You’ll see. I expect you to be here tomorrow at twelve
Who the fuck does she think she is? Demanding that I come to her. Fuck her. I’ve never thought about blocking any of my family before but after this? I block her number and turn my attention back to River.
“Did you have fun tonight?”
“Yes. Eveyone liked my motocycle.”
“They did. Maybe tomorrow we can see all the animals.”
“Yay!”
“Okay, time to get out and to bed.”
“Awww. Okay, Mama.”
I get him dried off and into his pajamas.
“Can I say night to Emerson?”
“Of course you can.” I smile as we head to the living area. River runs to each of the family, saying goodnight to each of them. He saves Emerson for last.
“Can you come tuck me in?”
“I would love to.” Emerson smiles as he picks him up.
I follow them both into the room next to ours.
“If you need anything, you knock on this door,” Emerson tells him, pointing to our door.
“Okay.” He nods as he gets a book out of his suitcase. “Can you read this to me?”
Emerson smiles as we both get into the bed on either side of him. I can’t stop smiling as I listen to Emerson read to River. As he’s nearing the end of the book, River’s yawning and his eyes are closing.
“I love you,” I whisper as I kiss his cheek.
“I love you, Mama. I love you, Emerson.”
“I love you too, buddy,” he says as he kisses his head.
We quietly walk towards the door, making sure the lights are dimmed. Suddenly, I’m nervous as we walk into our room.
“Are you sure you don’t want me to have my own room?” I ask him.
“Nope. I want to fall asleep with you in my arms,” he says as he comes over and kisses me.
I hug him tightly, I’m not sure if I should tell him about my mother’s text. But it feels like I should.
“I feel like I need to tell you something,” I say to him as he sits down on the bed with me.
“What’s wrong?”
