Elaine
"I never imagined this for Grayson."
I paused, hands trembling at the statement. A definite upgrade from the shaking they'd been doing while I struggled to keep from cutting myself as I cut vegetables with Grayson's mother by my side.
We were making a salad.
We.
Me and my ex's mother.
Alone.
In my tiny boring kitchen definitely not fit for a powerful woman like her.
"I mean, I dreamed, hoped, that he'd find someone who could give him that, but for so long I'd been afraid my hope would be for nothing." Gentle hands slipped over mine.
God, I hoped she couldn't feel all the bloody nerves. I looked up, braving her eyes.
They were smiling.
Nope.
They were filled with more hope... love. For Grayson. Or I hoped it was for Grayson since she'd been talking about him for th
