Work Hard, Play Hard

Seven. Mommy

The day after Jace and I confessed our feelings for each other, I decided to call my mom. I knew she must have been worried sick since I never returned her calls and never allowed her to come visit me.

"Hello? Carolyn is that you?" My mom asked in her sweet, caring voice. Her voice was something I always loved about her.

"Yes, it's me. How's everything? How's Catrina?" I asked suddenly feeling guilty for not staying in touch with my family.

"Everything's perfect with everyone. It's you we're worried about, Carolyn." She said somberly. I hated it when she called me by my full name. I grew accustomed to being called Callie, so it felt strange.

"I'm fine. I mean well... not really, but..." I said, unable to find the right words to convince my mom that I was alright, when I wasn't.

"Your aunt Maisie arrived here yesterday. She is worried sick about you. She wants to see you. You know how close you two are." My mom said as a tear fell down my cheek.

I missed my family, especially Aunt Maisie. She traveled all the way from The Netherlands, where she resides just for me.

"Mom, I'm sorry okay? I really am sorry. I did a lot of stupid things since I've been in New York and it's only been 6 months!" I said as I burst out in tears. My emotions were stronger that I was.

"Don't be sorry dear. What happened?" She asked as I could hear the nervousness in her soft voice.

"I had many sugar daddies and I was going on dates with them... they were old men around seventy to eighty- five years old. Please don't be mad. I needed the money. I've stopped now though, I promise." I said crying even harder. I just wanted to go home.

"Carolyn...." She said as there was a long pause. "I'm not mad. I am very shocked that you would get into such a thing. What made you stop?" She asked. I could hear the anger in her voice. She said she wasn't mad, but I could tell she was. Which mother wouldn't be?

"A guy.....Jace, he's my boyfriend now. Since yesterday at least. He is very kind, sweet, a gentleman and he told me to stop because I'm beautiful and he knows I can do better than that. He's just lovely, mom." I said as a smile formed over my frown.

"Well, I'm happy you stopped. That is just not good. And this boy Carolyn. I'll have to meet him soon." She said.

"Yes mom, you will. I think he's the one." I said with excitement in my voice.

"The one? What do you mean?" She asked with confusion in her voice.

"The one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I haven't had many boyfriends and he is just different to all the rest. One night I was crying on a curb after a sugar daddy called me out for being a bitch because I was and Jace stopped to make sure I was okay and even took me home. I couldn't let him go without knowing if I'd see him again." I said, not including the part where I made him stay the night with me.

"Okay now don't you think you're getting a little ahead of yourself here? Didn't you just meet this guy?" My mom asked, making it seem as if I was crazy.

"No, no, no. He loves me and I love him." I said bluntly.

"Well, Carolyn when you come home we'll discuss this. Aunt Maisie will definitely have something to say about this." She said.

"I'll be home in two days. I'm serious about this. I'm bringing Jace with me and you better welcome him." I said becoming rather annoyed by her negative attitude.

"Alright. I just don't believe in love at first sight anymore after I thought it was love at first sight with your father and that didn't work out. I'm sorry Carolyn... I just have to go. I'll see you in two days. Love you." She said as the phone went silent. She had hung up before I could even say anything back.

Whenever she spoke about my dad, it made her emotional. They met when they were twenty years old. It was love at first sight or at least they thought it was. They got married one year later and had me, then three years later my sister, Catrina. After Catrina was born things went downhill. Mom and Dad fought a lot. I had no idea what they were fighting about. Apparently Dad cheated on Mom and went she found out, she was furious and who wouldn't be? They got divorced a little while after that. I didn't know the reason until I was fifteen. That's when mom explained everything to Catrina and I. It broke our hearts. Even though we still saw Dad occasionally since Mom got full custody of us, we looked at him differently after that. I don't think Mom ever fully moved on from Dad, but I hope she does one day. Dad married the woman he cheated on Mom with and had three children. I never embraced them as my siblings because they're not. I never forgave Dad for what he did to our family.