The Next Day
Cooking with a broken ankle was a daunting task, but I refused to let it stop me. With a determined spirit, I overcame the challenge and made it work.
As I placed the last waffle on the table, I heard footsteps approaching me.
"I see that you are making breakfast." Erika said as she sat on the kitchen counter.
"Nice shirt," I said with a smirk on my face. "I have to admit, it looks even better on you than it does on me."
"It's crazy how this shirt still smells like your cologne even though I've worn it so many times," she said as she took a bite of a strawberry from the plate of waffles.
"And it should stay that way honestly." I states.
Erika was about to eat another strawberry when I took a bite out of it.
"Delicious and maybe just one more taste of it ." I spoke.
As we were about to kiss, the doorbell interrupted us as she leaned in close to my lips.
I am about to kill whoever is at the door right now because they interrupted a good and special romantic moment.
"You know we can just ignore whoever is at the door and go on with our day." I say.
"I don't think they will leave anyway so just open the door." Erika told me as she got off the counter.
The doorbell rang again and I rolled my eyes.
"Okay fine." I walked over to the foyer and opened the front door.
"Mom what are you doing here?" I asked.
"We need to talk." Mom said
"Ok so why couldn't you just call me?" I wondered as I let her inside the house and closed behind her.
"I did but every time I call you it goes to voicemail." She says.
I chuckled nervously. "Well I was busy and my phone wasn't with me all day."
"I know you are lying Sammy so tell me the real reason."
I sighed. "Mom the only person I talked to on the phone yesterday was Sarah and other than that I have been busy that I couldn't answer other people's calls."
I just realized on what I should have not said.
"So you had time to talk to your dad's second wife who is not even your biological mother?"
She really said that with a disgust and hurt tone in her voice.
Yeah I know she doesn't like Sarah and I mean she haven't done anything bad to her so I don't get it but that how it is when you divorce someone and see them with someone else.
Sarah is a great stepmom to me and my brother , she is nice and whatsoever but despite the fact that the age between her and my dad is like my mom and Francis is just crazy except Francis is older than Sarah. Anyway other than that I could see that her and my dad love each other.
"Look I needed a physical therapist because I know I need to start rehab after my ankle surgery, so I called her if she knows one which she did."
"All I want to know is why I just found out that you are engaged." Mom said.
I almost choked on my spit. " I am sorry what?!"
"Why didn't you wanted to know and also give me a reason on why I am the last person to know something new about you."
"How did you know that I was engaged Mom?"
There is a lot of evidence for this, one I am wearing my engagement ring visible front of her because I know she can see it, probably heard it from any family members or the internet since I am a professional baseball player and paparazzi will catch anything that they see no matter if it is true or not.
