Kat had just come downstairs when her front door opened and Briley walked in. They’d talked the night before about their mom being back and although they both wanted to give their relationship with her another chance, it was still unnerving that their mom had made such a turn around.
“Bri, everything all right?”
Briley paced in front of the front door. “She’s so nice.” Briley groaned. “And she wants to know about me. It’s weird, Kat.”
“I know.” Kat joined her on the couch. Since Briley was the one with kids, their mom stayed at her house. If that hadn’t been the case, Kat was sure that their mom would have stayed with her.
“No, you don’t. I chickened out last night and went to bed early, leaving Leah to deal with her.” Briley nervously tapped her right thumb against the tips of her fin
