Chapter 18 - Thankful

“I wanted to thank you for allowing me to spend time with your mom.” Kane says looking up at me from his stove.

“It was fun having you around. My mother can’t stop asking me about you.” I say and smile at me.

“Really? I had such a time with her. I didn’t expect to enjoy her company like that.” He says and I nod in understanding.

“I get that, you never know what people are like until you spend time with them.” I say and he looks at me thoughtful. He stops staring in the pot, closes it and then he looks at me in thought.

“That’s not what I mean.” He says walking to sit down next to me. “Your mom made me feel like I matter. My mother died when I was young so we never got to have a relationship. And the older people I grew up around always had this air of authority and standoffishness about them. But your mom is so open; she didn’t distance herself from me.” He says looking at me closely to see if I get his meaning. “I’ve never had that before.” He says and I look at him with so many q