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“I know. I miss you too, Mom.” I pick at my fingernails. “And how’s Dad?”
She scoffs. That’s not a good sign.
“Mom? What’s wrong?”
“Oh, nothing. He’s …” She pauses. “He’s alright, I guess.”
I roll my eyes. “Alright, Mom, tell me what’s going on.”
She sighs heavily. “These days, I’ve not been very fond of your dad. It’s always one thing or the other. He’s pushing it, this time.”
Dad has always been pushing it. So has Mom. That’s not new.
“How?” I ask.
“It’s like our love has disappeared. There’s no sign that he cares anymore. We’ve been having more fights. Also,” —she lowers her voice— “I think he’s seeing another woman. I have this gut feeling he is.”
A feeling? Well, that’s not new. Once, she had a feeling he had another family because she thought it was suspicious he was always going to conferences. Heck, she barged into one to accuse him!
“Don’t worry, Mom. He’ll come around.” I giggle. “You can try your special pie, you know? It always works wonders.”
She harrumphs. “I’ll give it to him only when he deserves it.”
I chuckle. “Gosh, you haven’t changed. Alright, gotta go now. Still have a shit ton of work left. Love you, Mom. Say hello to Dad for me. And no more fighting.”
“Whatever. Love you, darling. Take care.” She ends the call.
Over the years, Mom and Dad have had a complicated relationship. But they stayed together all that time. No matter how much my mom complained, she could never leave him. And neither could he. I don’t think they’ll be starting now.
I turn on my laptop. Time for some work. Thoughts can come later. Thoughts of my mom and dad. Thoughts of my triumph over Chris.
Thoughts of Maverick.
* * *
“Gosh, today was so much fun, Abbie!”
Abbie sits near me, leaning closer. She’s gotten paler and skinnier. Is she still starving herself?
“So, you’re telling me your boss can see into the future?”
I munch some chips. “There’s no other way something else would have happened. You know Chris, right? The one I complain about a lot? Well, he was about to ask me to the party. I had to find an excuse. I didn’t know what to do. Then what happens? A solution appears fromnowhere!”
“Really? What happened?”
“Sara happened. She’s this woman in my office crushing on our boss. So, she marched up to me, trying to cuss me out because Maverick told her I’m his date!”
Her mouth falls open. “Your one-night-stand boss? Why?”
One-night-stand boss? I roar with laughter.
“No idea. Anyways, you needed to see her face. She turned red. Then, I saw Chris in the doorway, and I decided to milk the opportunity.” I smirk.
Abbie laughs. “Really? What did you do next?”
“I admitted I was going out with our boss. Yes, he’s my date. What are any of you going to do about it?”
“Did you say all that?” She gasps.
