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She gri darkness hid her expression

“Joel Saxon, this is my mother, Mary”

“I had her so young, though, we’re more like sisters”

Eew She hadn’t been that young Most of the time it felt like Aspen was the parent and Mary the rebellious teenager

“Nice to meet you, Mary” Saxon stepped forward and shook her hand

Her mother tittered Aspen rubbed her stomach Definitely headed towards an ulcer

“It’s very kind of you to give Aspen a ride home” There was a pause as that seemed to sink in “Hey, I asked you where the car is”

“It wouldn’t start,” Aspen told her tiredly, bracing herself for dramatics

“What? How the fuck aet myself to work?”

“Could you keep your voice down, please?” Aspen said quietly Could this night to get any worse? She couldn’t look at Saxon, didn’t want to see disgust on his face Although it was his own fault for sticking around

“Mary, if you’ll wait for a few hter inside, I’ll take you to work”

Shit Fuck

Her ed “That would be lovely I’ll just wait in the car Don’t take too long, though, I don’t want to be late”

“I’ll only be a minute”

“Mom, you can’t expect him to drive you into Freestown” She turned to Saxon “She doesn’t actually have work Thank you for the offer, anyway”