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"So, you weren’t out with a guy?" Mo ashamed out of the corner of my eye

"Well, yeah, I was" I drew, no lare said "Is that a problem?"

"Who is he?" She flicked an ash off the ar down instead of at lance at Milo

I felt very sorry for hi he’d been forced to stand here with ation she had put hih

Let me be clear: she wasn’t a bad mother She was just a tired, lonely woman that worked seventy hours a week and hardly ever saw her kids She barely had time to try to convince us not to make the same arette out and exhaled deeply When she spoke again, her voice eet, much too sweet, and my skin wanted to crawl "I think I should meet this boy"

"How? When? You work all the tiht owl,her eyes exaggeratedly "I’m sure that you could find a time within the next two days"

A h my head, but I didn’t want to set her off further I just nodded instead

"Okay I’ll figure it out"

"You better" She sounded a little surprised that I had complied so easily, and I wondered if I spent a lot ofI was probably a very bad daughter Maybe even a very bad person "And if I decide that I don’t want you to see this boy anymore, then that’s it Do you understand?"

"Coain Of course I would see hi I would tell her

"Good" Moo the casino now I’ll see you sometime tomorrow"

She was apparently satisfied with the conversation, and she hadn’t even really screaood talk, as far as our talks go

Mo thickly of cigarettes and cheap brandy, but she paused at the door, turning slightly towards lad that you’re home safe"

"Thanks," I said, unsure of how else to respond Then she nodded once and walked out the door

Milo apologized as soon as she left, but I assured hiize for He always looked out for my best interest, and I knew that Besides, I was too tired to worry about anything else

I decided to get it over with and text Jack to ask if he could ed me back a few seconds later, I realized what exactly he’d done with"Tiot a textI would hear