Page 89 of Searching for Sadie
"You say the word and I'm there."
She leaned over the table and pressed a kiss to his lips. "Thank you. I really appreciate that."
Just then her phone rang. She looked at the number and sighed before answering it.
"Hi mom ... Yep, I'll be home on Tuesday ... Yeah, I'll have some time ... Let me look at the schedule of events for the show and I'll text you, but that should work ... I know you need to know ... Mom, I don't have the schedule in front of me ... I'll text you ... Yes soon ... Okay, bye ... I love you too."
Lucas just watched her as she sipped her coffee. He wanted to be there for her and help her through this, but what could he do? If she wanted to do it on her own, he had to respect that. As much as he hated the thought of her hurt and upset and him being half a world away, he had no say in this.
She downed her coffee and popped up off her chair. "Well, I need to deal with that, but I'll see you later?" she asked tentatively.
"Of course. I'll be here."
She nodded and scooped up George before stopping to give Lucas a kiss goodbye. A very real part of him wanted to wrap his arms around here and keep her here and protect her, but he wasn’t a caveman. His mother had raised him to be a gentleman. But he couldn't help cupping her face and bringing her face back to his to give her a proper kiss. She hummed and pulled away with a dreamy smile and that made him feel slightly better.
"I'll be back later."
His eyes stayed pinned to her as she slid the back door open and took her giant orange tabby back to her house next door. Sadie was a surprise he didn't see coming, but he was so glad she'd come into his life.
As he settled back into his work his phone rang. It looked like it was a morning for mothers.
"Hey mom," he said as he answered the phone.
"Hi baby, I was just calling because I haven't really talked to you for the past week or so. That's strange. Are you busy today?"
"Just catching up on some paperwork."
"Can I take you out to lunch?"
"How about I take you out to lunch?"
"As long as I get to see you, I don't care."
"Meet you at the diner at 1?"
"I look forward to it."
"Okay, bye mom. Love you."
After finishing up his work he made his way to the diner to meet his mother. She was right, she hadn't seen him as much as usual. All the time he'd been spending with Sadie had cut into some of that family time, and even time with Sam and the guys on the team, but he just couldn't seem to get enough of her. And honestly, she was going through it, and he liked being there for her.
As he walked into the diner, he saw his mom sitting over at the table by the window. She waved him over beaming at him.
"Hi baby," she said as she pulled him down to kiss his cheek.
"Hey ma, how's the store?"
"Oh, you know, it's the store. Your dad keeps saying he's going to turn it over to your brother and retire, but we're still there every day."
"He loves it," Lucas said with a genuine smile.
"He does. It makes him feel useful."
"How about you? What's new with you?" she gave him a knowing glance.
"Just working, I've finished up a few jobs. I'm done with Liam James's place, and I don't have much lined up until next week."
"That's nice honey, but we both know what I was asking about..."
