She pulled me in for an unexpected hug, burying her face in my hair. Her words took me by surprise a bit, but they warmed my heart too. I was just happy I wouldn't have to fight her on this anymore. We pulled back, smiling at each other.
"Love you Mom."
"I love you too Vie. Come on, let's go back. Your Dad is getting Luke and Ben too."
I nodded, pulling her up with me. We made our way back to Dad's office, both lost in our thoughts. Not surprisingly, Uncle Luke and Ben were already there, Ben crouching down near the broken window shards while Luke was glaring at the wall. Everyone looked up when we entered, and I went straight to Jasper. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and we resumed our seat on the sofa, Mom sitting next to me.
"So?" Garrett asked.
"We're good." I said.
"Garr
