Chapter 35

“And what about me? How am I doing?”

“Mom, I think you're doing fine. I mean, you’re always working, but that’s because they just promoted you and you really wanted the new position.” I tell her. “I’m not going to tell you to stop all that because you’re not always here. It was just a different situation with dad than how it is here.”

“Well, he should trust you to believe that you are fine until you say you aren’t,” she tells me. “And it should be the same way with me too.”

I took a deep breath and looked at the show that my mom is watching before nodding my head, “Yeah, I’ll say something if there’s anything going on with me.” I promised.

“So, what is going on?” she asked. “I was surprised when I saw Elliot this morning. I mean, it's his second time sleeping over, but you didn’t let me know until it was late at night.&