Old Book, New Chapter. - ReddNook

Chapter ninety.

The vixen flicked her ears slightly as she eyed Jason and Redd. The redhead sank in his seat covering his face with his hand.
"I thought you'll be home around eight?" Jason said as he rised his brow slightly.

She looked over to him. "O, oh, I tried to text you I got off earlier, and I did try to ask do you need anything." she said with soft smile. Then she rised her gaze to the redhead.

Jason nodded as he took his phone from his pocket. He got up, and poured wine to his glass. "I'll be in livin' room." he told taking his glass. He left the kitchen.

Redd winced as the older one left the room. He buried his face to his hands. Why now?
His ears pricked up when the vixen sat down, opposite side of the table. "Reddrick, could you look at me?" she asked softly.

He moved his hands from his face, pushing his loose hair back. "I, um... I'm sorry." he said as he took his glass. "Maybe I should get goin'..." he murmured quietly as he emptied his glass.

She tilted her head slightly. "No, please, stay." she said softly. She eyed him. "Ohmy, you look so much like your uncle." she gasped softly.

Redd's ears pricked up. "I do?" he asked in delight. His eyes lit up as he got soft hum from his mother. "Yeah, I guess I do, I just never thought 'bout it." he said with soft chuckle.

Then he went quiet. He stared at his empty glass, he flicked his ears. "So, uh... How are ya feelin'?" he asked as he grapped the bottle of wine. He got more wine to himself.

"Oh... I'm doing fine." Opal told as she took the bottle. She closed it. "But how about you?" she asked as she reached for her son's hand.

He twitched his tail gently, as he took sip from his drink. It took a moment before he answered, "I'm doin' fine myself. Atleast I have a job and roof top of my head." he told.

The vixen brushed her thumb against his back of the palm. "Oh, if you don't mind me asking, what you do for living?" she asked softly.

Redd shifted in his seat. He bit his lip, as he moved his gaze from her. "It's really nothin'." he mumbled as he tapped his finger against his glass.

Opal nodded. "No need to tell if you don't feel so." she hummed softly. She stayed quiet for a while, before she spoke up, "I'm really sorry for everything what happened to you when you were young." she said.

"I was so blind for everything what was going on, and no child should go through what you went through, I'm so sorry." she told as she gave gentle squeeze to his hand.

Redd blinked in suprise, he wasn't expecting it. He drank rest of his wine, as he was trying to think what to say. He stared at his empty glass.

He twitched his ears slightly. "I, I do understand why you wouldn't believed me back then. Like, it was literal adult against my word." he said with soft chuckle.

"And I was difficult child, so there is that too." he added as he reached for the bottle of wine. He blinked as his mother moved the bottle on the floor. He only gave slight nod before he leaned against his hand.

The redhead stayed quiet. He tapped his fingers against the table with his free hand, silence. He hoped his mother would say something, but he had feeling like she waited him to continue.

He twitched his ears slightly. "... You, um... You stayed with him after he kicked me out?" he asked quietly as he moved his gaze from her.

Opal let out soft sigh. She crossed her hands against the table. "I really didn't have another option, I was dependent on him financially." she told.

Redd nodded. "Right... You were stay-at-home mom..." he mumbled as he rubbed back of his neck. Silence. "So, are you two still together, or..?" he asked after a short while.

"Ohdear, no." she gasped. "We got divorce little over twelve years ago. I haven't really seen him since." she told.

The kitsune blinked. He flicked his ears. "Oh." He scratched back of his head. He tapped his fingers against the table. "I thought you are still together." he said. "Why so?" she asked.

He shrugged. "I, um... I just thought so? Jason always gave me feelin' like you are together and livin' together?" he said.

"Pardon?" the vixen asked in slight suprise. She got nod from him. She was quiet, she got up. "I'll be back soon carrot." she told gently, before she left the kitchen.