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I glance at Lani, and she weakly smiles, giving me a supportive nod.
Fuck it! Here we go.
“Novah, you know I loved Reaper, right? He meant the world to me. He gave us this life, and I would never want to give that up.”
Novah furrows her brows, her smile falling as she stares at me. “Mom, you’re scaring me. What’s wrong?”
“Just tell me that you know I loved Reaper.”
She stands, walks over to my sofa, and sits beside me. I reach out, taking her hand in mine. “I know you loved him. Mom, what’s this about?”
I glance over my shoulder at Lani, and she nods, giving me the support I need. So I turn back to Novah and exhale. “I’ve been seeing someone.”
Novah smiles wide, and she lets out a small laugh.“That’swhat this is about?”
I furrow my brows, tilting my head. “I’m sorry, what?”
She shrugs. “I know. I know you’ve been seeing someone. Well, I had my suspicions. The way you’ve been happier lately when I’ve been around you. Plus, Nash spilled, said he saw you with him at Revel Rose. Said he madequitethe impression on Nash.”
My eyes bug out of my head as I stare at her. “So you know who then?”
She chuckles. “Oh, that? No. Nash kept that from me, the asshole, but you’ll tell me, right? Is it Grudge? It’s Grudge, isn’t it? I always saw you two ending up together,” she coos excitedly.
My eyes widen at the thought she’s paired me with the only other mature-aged man at the club.
Lani coughs, choking back her laugh as I turn to face her with a glare.
That’s not helping.
Letting out a long exhale, I take Novah’s hands and slowly shake my head. “It’s not Grudge. I adore him, but not like that.”
Novah visibly sinks a little. “Oh… is he not a part of the club? An outsider?”
“No. He’s a part of the club,” I reply.
She furrows her brows, and I see the wheels turning in her mind as she tries to figure it out. But I don’t want her circling around all the possibilities. I just need to tell her. “I don’t…” she murmurs like her brain can’t compute this information.
I understand because there are only taken guys or younger guys left for me to choose from.
Swallowing hard, I look into her eyes, nothing but the honest truth pouring from me. “I can’t help my feelings, Novah, nor can he. We didn’t expect it, and we both know it will cause an issue, but he’s been so fucking good for me these past few weeks.”
“Mom… who is it?” she asks, a clear tension in her tone.
I hesitate but then decide to get this over with. “South.”
Novah’s eyes widen as she turns, facing away. “Holy shit… Mom. Do you know who he is? Who his family is?”
I nod, scrunching up my face. “That’s why this is so complicated, darling. It’s not every day you fall for your dead husband’s best friend’s son. I mean, it’s unheard of.”
Novah spins to face me, tears welling in her eyes. “You’refallingfor him?”
Slumping my shoulders, I nod my head matter-of-factly. “Yeah, I think I am.”
“Jesus, Mom, he’s a year younger than me… it’s so…” Novah shakes her head, wiping a tear from under her eye, not finishing her sentence.
“Weird? Strange? I know, Novah, trust me, I know. I have been over this a thousand times in my mind. I never expectedanyof this.”
She scrunches up her face, but it’s confusion, not disgust like I expected. “I just don’t understand, it doesn’t make sense?”
