’ Yeah. May be hard, but I won’t; I promise.’
She pulls him in close, arms wrapping around his body in an embrace.
’ Did I ever tell you how lucky I am to have you for a son ?’

“Not a lot. I like to pretend you do…”
He doesn’t count the times where she would often curse at him, or the moments when she spits out in frustration ‘ accident ’. He knows his mother too much to understand that those were not her true thoughts.
"But it’s nice to hear it, once in a while.“
"S-shut…shut up—okay?“ His voice rang with a huskier, more urgent tone. Wrapped arms draw her even closer to him that...