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I don’t knohat I was expecting after all that, but when she turned the key in the door and alked in I got the feeling of warmth

“Who’s that?” The wo her hands on a dishtoas obviously her mom She had the same natural beauty and those dimples in her cheeks Her eyes lit up when she saw us and she rushed her daughter

“Alana?” She looked frohter to me and back with a quizzical brow I’ since rip on my hand

“Mom, um, I’m…” She seemed scared all of a sudden, and I finally understood the enormity of what I’d asked her to do

“Hello, I’m Chance, can we have a seat and talk for aand heading for the couch

I chose the loveseat and pulled Alana down besideI’s this way” Shit, noas nervous

I’ve sat in boardroo CEOs and never had flop sweat Sitting in that hoh,Mother in laws really are scary

“What things? What’s going on?”

“We’re married”

“Excuse me?”

“Your daughter and I are married”

“When did this happen? I spoke to you a week ago and you didn’t ry and I relaxed a little

“Well it sorta happened kinda fast momma” Was thatlike a preschooler on the first day of class?

“Where did you two meet?”

“He came into the restaurant”

“Alana didn’t I tell you about picking up stray men in restaurants?”

“Mo idea”

“What? Look what happened! So, you can afford to eat in that overpriced hole in the wall, okay Mr Big-shot, what all are you planning to do withshe didn’t believe us

“It’s like I said we’re married…”