My mother opens the door with a smile, embracing me with a tight hug. " hey mom," I say as she hugs me. " come on I know the drive was long, you hungry? my mother asks. " I could use a snack don't want to spoil dinner," I say sitting down at the counter. watching my mom rampage through the pantry, my phone dings alerting me of a text message from Dani wishing me luck. " So how are things with mike? " my mother asks handing me a glass of wine and a tray with crackers. " things are great mom, he's actually coming to join us for dinner," I say taking a sip of wine. " oh why didn't you drive together?" my mother asks snobbish " mom relax, he had a few patients at the hospital to attend to, he should be arriving soon," I say looking at the time on my phone. " ok, well I'm just not so su

