The Football Player's Roommate

33.

It literally took my mom seconds to cross the street. When I say seconds I don't mean a minute or even half that. I mean she bolted across the street like a woman with the super power of super speed. She was so determined in getting to me that she didn't even bother checking for cars.

Not long after she made it across the street, my birth giver was scooping me up into a giant bear hug.

"I've missed you so much!!" She told me as she almost squeezed all the vital organs out of my body. "I don't know if I can let you go again."

"Hey, mom. I've missed you too." I told her honestly as I hugged her back with a smile.

She immediately pulls back and starts examining me to check if I had no visible wounds on me.

"How's college? Is it tough? Because if it's too hard then there's no shame in coming home and going to a more local college. Are the professors taking it too hard on you? Because I swear I will march all the way up there and-"

"Mom," I chuckled. She'd always been extremely protective of me for as long as I could remember. "Everything's fine. School's great, and so are the professors."

I watch as she lets out a sigh of relief and that's when she realizes Theo is standing next to us.

Her hands automatically go to her hips as if she's about to give a lecture. Uh oh.

"So you must be the one dating my Amaya." She squints at him trying her best to intimidate him.

To say it worked was an understatement. Theo automatically went rigid and stood as straight as he could as my mom stared him down. It was almost as if she was a lioness hunting her prey.

Out of nowhere she wipes the evil look of her face and starts laughing. Theo looks to me scared and more confused than ever. With my palms to the sky, I shrug to let him know I have no idea what's wrong with my mother.

"Ooh," My mom exclaims before swiping away a fake tear. "Did you see his face, Amaya? He looked so scared."

She laughed some more before finally clearing her throat and standing up to look at Theo again.

Theo shoots his hand out to introduce himself to her, but she practically pushes it aside and walks up to him and gathers him up in a hug. My mom practically hugs him so tight you can see his eyes about to pop out of their sockets...almost like one of those dog chew toys that squeak when they're squashed enough.

Great. My fake boyfriend is meeting my mother for the first time and he probably thinks she's as crazy as a bucket of worms and needs psychological help.

I promise she's not usually like this.

"Sorry if I'm coming off a little bit strange," My mom apologizes to Theo after finally realizing him from the death trap. "But Amaya's never had a boyfriend before, so it's new territory for me."

"Oh my gosh. Mom please stop talking." I cover my face with my hands while a blush arises to my cheeks.

"Also I don't want you thinking I'm one of those mean old bats that is constantly scaring off young lads like yourself." My mom continued.

"That's quite alright, Mrs. Dawson." Theo chuckles.

"But if you ever hurt Amaya just know I will find you." She turns serious for a single second before turning her clown-like happiness back on.

"I could never hurt Amaya, Mrs. Dawson. Not intentionally anyway." He told her truthfully.

"Alright. Just remember my promise, but for now let's head on in the house! We've got so much work that needs to be done before tomorrow." She tells us before turning back to the house and leaving us behind to get our luggage.