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“You should see it in the summer It’s filled with all kinds of wildflowers I used to make my mom a bouquet of flohen I would leave She always had a soft look on her face when I did, and it made me so proud I put the look there”

“Your mom sounds pretty special,” she remarks

Her hand goes topatterns there

“She is” I take a deep breath and let it out slowly “She wants to meet you”

Her shocked gaze swings to mine “Really?”

I nod, and hope she doesn’t start freaking out I still get the sense that she’s waiting for the other shoe to drop between us I’lue those fuckers to our feet if I have to

“You’ve told her about me?” she asks suspiciously

“Not what you’re thinking That’s none of her business I just told her I’ve met someone that I really like”

She looks from me and back to the stream, her brows dipped down into a frown I reach out and smooth the wrinkle away and she looks back at me

“I need a bit o that route”

It’s not the answer I was hoping for, but it’s not a no, either I’ll take what I can get right now, and hope I cananywhere

We sit in silence for a while, taking in the beauty surrounding us She keeps her hand on ns on my jeans

“How many?” I ask out of the blue She looks at me in question and I elaborate “How many kids do you want?”

My question surprises her Her h The surprise doesn’t last long, though It’s soon replaced by sadness

As she’s known to do, she tries to pull away fro her back