*Cree POV*
Phoenix went to get Ava, and I returned to the kitchen to finish dinner. I needed to start frying the bread dough, because everyone would start arriving at any time.
I had Spotify playing in the background while I cooked, and was singing along with the Prince song "Under the Cherry Moon". I was lost in the song as I scooped spoonfuls of dough into hot oil. I was so focused that I didn't hear anyone enter the house.
"You always did have a beautiful singing voice, Cree," a familiar woman's voice said. I spun around so fast that I nearly knocked the pan of hot oil onto the floor.
After turning around, I came face to face with the woman I hadn't seen since leaving for college.
"What in the hell are you doing here? If Caleb sees you, it's all over for you, mom," I asked. She j
