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Author: Jaidee
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Ryan POV

The house was already glowing before I even stepped inside with warm lights, yellow and soft, pouring out through the huge windows like it was waiting specifically for me.

Jesus Christ. I knew mum had started all this again. I sighed already planning on walking in.

My mom had this thing about leaving every damn light on when her baby was coming home, even though I told her a thousand times I wasn’t a baby anymore.

The second I pushed the door open, the smell of food hit me first, I could tell she was cooking her signature dishes, Fried fish and a lot of food, and definitely doing some baking.

Yeah. Definitely Mom.

“Ryan!”

I didn’t even get a chance to drop my bag before she came barreling toward me, holding her little gown with one hand and grabbing my cheeks with the other.

“Ohh my baby! You've grown more handsome baby! But you are so thin... are you eating enough? Why did you lose weight? Why didn’t you call yesterday? Who cut your hair like this?”

“Mom, breathe.” I laughed
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    Ryan POV“Oh my God, Ryan! Why the hell are you being this sneaky in your own house?”I froze halfway through tiptoeing past the living room, my hoodie half zipped, my hair, a living mess, and my backpack hanging off one shoulder like I had just escaped from somewhere suspicious which… I did.Mom was standing there with her arms folded, her eyebrow raised so high it could cut clouds in half.I blinked once. And then, again.“…I wasn’t being sneaky.”“You literally crawled past the doorway like a cartoon thief.”“My shoelace was loose,” I lied immediately.“It wasn’t.”God. Why were mothers like this? Why did they have supernatural lie detectors installed in their souls?I cleared my throat. “Good morning.”She narrowed her eyes. “Where did you sleep?”My stomach did a violent backflip.The image of Ethan’s lips last night…His hands…His voice when he whispered ‘yours’…We practically melted into each other until sleep dragged us both under.I shook my head hard, do not blush, Ryan, d

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    Ryan POVThe house was already glowing before I even stepped inside with warm lights, yellow and soft, pouring out through the huge windows like it was waiting specifically for me.Jesus Christ. I knew mum had started all this again. I sighed already planning on walking in.My mom had this thing about leaving every damn light on when her baby was coming home, even though I told her a thousand times I wasn’t a baby anymore.The second I pushed the door open, the smell of food hit me first, I could tell she was cooking her signature dishes, Fried fish and a lot of food, and definitely doing some baking.Yeah. Definitely Mom.“Ryan!”I didn’t even get a chance to drop my bag before she came barreling toward me, holding her little gown with one hand and grabbing my cheeks with the other.“Ohh my baby! You've grown more handsome baby! But you are so thin... are you eating enough? Why did you lose weight? Why didn’t you call yesterday? Who cut your hair like this?”“Mom, breathe.” I laughed

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