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“No, not yet.” I resumed pacing the room. “But I met someone when I went to dinner—oh, I went to that Brazilian steakhouse place you said you wanted to try.”
She gasped, a long one. “You didn’t. Oh, you better take me when I visit you.”
I froze. “You’re coming?”
“When you move!”
“I don’t know if I’m moving here yet. I just met someone who asked me to call. For an interview.”
“And?”
“And it hasn’t happened yet. I think they’re closed today. They’ll call back.”
“Well, if they don’t call back today, shouldn’t you cancel your flight? I have the sky miles. Cancel your flight, and I’ll pay for your next one.”
“Mom, you don’t have to do that. If they want to interview me, they’ll call. I can always fly back.”
“But then you have to pay for another round-trip ticket. Don’t be ridiculous. Cancel your flight.”
Mom and I spoke for another hour, maybe even two. I told her about Mayhew Industries and my speech. It was a good, calming conversation that I hadn’t realized I needed. I’d even told her about how good-looking Andrew was and how I met Ryan’s ex. As I thought, she loved that part. She always did like a good scandal.
“So what do you think of Ryan? He seems like a good guy.”
I rolled my eyes. “I’ve known him for a minute. Good guy or not, he isnotmy type.”
She snickered. “Your type? What’s your type?”
“Well... responsible, caring men who know what they want.Adultmen. Men I won’t have to baby all the time.”
“Sounds like Ryan.”
It was my turn to laugh. “Do you not realize I’m talking to you on his phone right now because he can’t get it together enough to exchange it for mine? I can’t even tell you how frustrating he is. And aperv. Mom, this guy wanted me to go back to his place to get my phone back. The phonehetook.”
“So? Did you?”
“No!”
“It’s not like you haven’t done it once already. When I met your father, we were a one-night stand, too.”
I pinched the bridge of my nose. “I know, Mom. I don’t need to hear the story again.”
“He washot. Lemme tell you. Oo!”
I could imagine her grabbing her face, her elbows pressed in as they squeezed her boobs, which were abnormally huge and always had been. I hadn’t suffered the same fate, but I also wasn’t a mom yet.Yet, I thought with a scoff. Like I had plans.
“I really don’t want to hear about it. Sorry, but Ryan isn’t a good guy. He’s just not. And he’s totally irresponsible. He can’t manage time for anything.”
She paused for a moment, and silence pervaded the distance between us. “Time management is something you’re good at, though, isn’t it?”
My face burned red again, and I pulled my hair back as I curled onto the bed, as if I could contain my mom’s efforts to push me off onto some man so I’d get married. “I’m not going to manage his life.”
“You don’t have to! He owns a business. You’d be able to help him fix it up so he could manage all his time around you.”
I shook my head, my eyes closed. “That’s not how it works, and that’s not exactly my job. But yes, I would be able to help it run efficiently. I’d help him navigate it. But that’s not what I’m doing.”
“Sounds like you’re not doing anything.”
“Mom!” I shot up on the bed. “What’s your deal?”
