Chapter Twelve AlexeiValerie, that little freaking snitch. Of course she rushed right home and told my mother I have a girl living with me.
And less than three days later, here we are on my mother’s doorstep in the suburbs to “have dinner,” which is code for my family getting to meet Ryleigh and my mother to scope her out and decide if she’s good enough for her son.
Just f*****g great.
Ryleigh has enough going on. I really didn’t want to subject her to my family and all their questions until—well, I don’t know when. But certainly not now, not until things calm down some.
The front door swings open, and with it, a burst of warm air.
Ryleigh fidgets nervously beside me, and I place my hand against the small of her back. While I’m not as nervous as she is, I’m definitely a little overwhe
