Page 471 of Now and Forever

“He can go fuck himself,” I mutter.

“Lily, behave.”

“I’m sorry, Mom, but I’m not in the mood to talk about this right now.”

“You are an adult, Dear; we have to talk about this. Patricia will want to know and frankly, Drake is waiting for my call. The man didn’t sleep a wink last night. He told me that’s he’s ready to marry you as well.”

Fucking Drake.

“I am not marrying anyone. Period. As far as I am concerned, Drake and I are done. He can help out with the baby later on, but that’s it.”

“That’s up to you, but you have to talk it out with Drake. He needs to hear it from you.” My mom is always so reasonable. I know she wants what is best for me and Drake, but right now, I couldn’t care less. Drake royally pissed me off last night and that’s that. True, he can be sorry, but that won’t take back the words he spoke.

He fucked up, big time.

Mom gets up and hugs me. “I love you. You’re going to be a great mom. Don’t let hatred consume you, though. I think it’s high time you and Drake sort this out.” She kisses my forehead before walking toward the end of the room.

I hear her talking on the phone. I can’t really blame her since this is such a big deal to us. We are a close unit. She and Pat are expecting their first grandchild and both have been dying for one.

“We’re going over to the Tatums’ for lunch. Will that be good for you?” Mom asks kindly.

It’s not like I have a choice. If I don’t agree to it, I full well know that the entire Tatum clan will be on my doorstep before sun down. “Yeah, sounds good to me.”

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