Gulping, I knew I'd have to face her eventually if she was calling to confront me about that. At least if I answered it now, I had Zach for emotional support.
I took in a breath of courage and answered the call before placing it on loud speaker.
"Hey," I greeted, trying to sound as casual as possible.
"Hey, baby," she greeted back, sounding perfectly happy. I relaxed at the sound. "How's everything going?"
"Great," I responded, probably a little too enthusiastically. "Zach's here too."
"Hey Jane," Zach called out sweetly.
"Hey handsome," was her reply. "You two behaving yourselves?"
"Yes, Mum," I answered with a jokingly sigh. Plot twist, I wasn't being sarcastic - she actually was my Mother. Crazy, huh?
"Mm, why don't I believe you?" She laughed lovingly. "Anyway I got to
