Page 84 of Harmless Scandals

“Because no one can kick her baby boy’s ass like a military mom. And she needs to know about this so they can be prepared.” He clicked the phone on. “Hey, Mom.”

twenty-five

Mick paced the kitchen floor, just as he had for the last thirty minutes. He had sat at the counter, numb from the revelations and the fact that Adam had chosen to go after her.

Asshole.

They had never had issues like this before, but then, they had never had another person in their relationship. Not for long periods at least.

He knew he had been the one to push this relationship, and it was mostly his fault, but they had proven it hadn’t worked out. They weren’t built for a permanent threesome.

“So, why is he over there and you’re here by yourself?”

As if to answer the situation, his phone rang. Great. His mother. She would pick up that there was something wrong. He wasn’t ready to talk about it. Still, if he didn’t answer, there was a good chance she would continue to call, or worse, call Adam.

He clicked on his phone.

“Hey, Mom.”

“Don’t you hey Mom me.”

“What?”

“I talked to Adam.”

Well, shit.

“Yeah?”

“He explained the situation.”

“How nice of him.”

“Vincent McGrath, don’t you use that tone with me. We will get to the state of the relationship in a moment, but you haven’t called or texted. What would have happened if some tabloid had called me? I would have been blindsided.”

“It just happened.”

“Yeah, well, Adam had time to text and take my call.”

Asshole.

“I wasn’t ready to talk about it.”

She sighed. “I understand it is still up in the air, but seriously, would you think this woman would do this for publicity?”

“She could have.”

“But did she?”

Probably not. “She never told us about her past.”

“Yes, but did you ask?”

“No, not really.”

“I am disappointed in you. You know this young lady would not do this. Adam told me so.”

“Mom.”

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