Thirty-three: What is going on here?

She kept her stare at me, and furrowed her eyebrows into a small frown. All I did was to look at her with quivering eyes. Her questions definitely cut my throat. What was I going to do? How did she even get here in the first place?

"I asked you a question Trisha." She reminded me that I needed to speak. But what could I say?

"Well ma, this person is…" I said in a stutter, but stopped when Xander walked closer to her.

"Is this your mom, Trisha?" He asked as he grinned at her. 

I chuckled nervously. "Yes she is. She's my mom. I mean, my mother-in-law."

"Oh nice." He said, and stretched his hand for a handshake. Good for me, he was smart enough to grasp that he had to put on an act. "Nice meeting you ma'am. My name is Xander. I'm Trisha's colleague at her office."

"Colleague?" She raised an eyebrow at him, obviously still doubting me. "But how can a