Chapter 8
When I went to my mother’s house Friday night for our reconciliation dinner following our birthday brawl, I found her upstairs in her bedroom talking on the telephone with her sister. She obviously hadn’t heard me come in, but I could overhear her conversation as I hovered around her bedroom door, waiting to be acknowledged.
“Kate, I’ve never been with a man who turned me on so much,” I heard her say. “The things he does to me are just…wow. You wouldn’t believe how he—”
I made my presence known at that point, clearing my throat and startling my mother who actually jumped when she turned and noticed me standing in the doorway.
“s**t,” she cursed. “Kate, Jason’s here. I’ll call you back later. Bye.”
She smiled at me as she tossed the cordless receiver onto the bed and came to
