"Yes, Mom," Eddie quickly replied.
Mrs. Lila looked between them.
"Anything the matter?"
"I have something urgent to attend to today," she said. "Eddie, you know how to make your own dinner, right?"
"Yes, Mom."
She nodded.
"You know Ellie isn't feeling well, so take good care of yourself... and my daughter-in-law too."
"Okay, Mom," Eddie said quickly, gently ushering her toward the door.
Mrs. Lila laughed.
"Alright, I'm going. Take care of her."
"I will."
The door closed behind her.
Silence.
Eddie slowly turned around.
Ellie was still staring at him.
Neither of them spoke.
The words he'd said before his mother entered suddenly hung heavily between them.
"I feel something for you."
Ellie looked away first.
"Eddie..."
"Yes?"
"Forget what you said."
His expression change
