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“Maybe you’ll meet someone there?” Cash waggled his eyebrows.
“Well, in that case,” Mia said, now standing, “I should go home and get ready.”
Was I invisible? “Why don’t you two go?”
“Please, Hannah? It will be fun. And if it isn’t, we’ll leave,” Mia pleaded.
“Go, Mom. I promise not to have a party.”
“You better not,” Cash and I asserted in unison.
Everyone’s eyes were on me. Not wanting to be No-Fun Hannah, I relented. “Fine, I’ll go.”
Cash winked at Jimmy, who beamed. Those two were in this together. I was sure of it. I needed to make sure Jimmy didn’t get the wrong idea.
“This is not a date,” I emphatically stated, more to my son than to Cash.
“I know, Mom. Dad said you two weren’t on the same page. I get it.”
My jaw dropped. I couldn’t believe he’d said that to him. Narrowing my eyes at Cash, I was ready to lay into him, but instead, I changed my tactic and smiled. “Good, I’m glad we all understand each other.”
“On that note, I’m out. Ladies, I will pick you up at eight. Jimmy, I had fun today.”
“Me too, Dad.”
Cash left through the back door, Jimmy hustled upstairs, and I stood there with Mia.
“Damn, girl.”
“Yeah, I know. Thanks for roping me into this.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll be back later. Don’t sulk because you’ll get wrinkles.”
With me glaring at her, she added, “That doesn’t help those fine lines either. I’ll let myself out. Love you.”
The door closed behind her, and I found myself alone in my kitchen, wondering once again what the hell had just happened.
* * *
Jimmy sat cross-legged on his bed, staring at the television, game controller in hand, as his fingers furiously worked the buttons. “Can we talk a minute?”
The sound of an explosion coming from the TV, and the way Jimmy’s head dropped forward, was an indication that his character had just died.
“Yeah, okay.”
Looking up at the wall, I noticed the jersey Cash had signed for him hanging in a frame. “When did you get that?” I knew Cash signed it, but that was as far as I got with it.
“Dad did it for me. Still so weird.”
Pulling his desk chair closer to him, I sat down. “It is for me too. I know you forgave me, but I wanted you to know how proud I am of you. You’re handling this like a champ. What I did, although for you, wasn’t right.”
“Just sucks. I get it, I suppose. Still wish you would have told me.”
“I know.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be going out? Please don’t say you’re not going because of me. I’ve stayed home before.”
“No, I’m going, but that was the other thing I wanted to talk to you about. You’re the most important person in my life. I know that you’ve always thought the most of Cash. I wanted you to know that going out with him doesn’t mean we’re getting back together.”
