Aurora’s P.O.V
I didn’t know how my mother would have reacted, but all I knew was that I was the mother figure that Riley had. And unlike my father, who had at least been decent while my mother was alive, she had never hated me.
Until she got pregnant with Riley, I had been the apple of her eyes. And it made me feel sad all over again that Riley never got to know what a wonderful person she was.
I waited for about five minutes for the noodles to bloom before removing the lids and bringing them to the table. But as soon as I placed the cup in front of Riley, his entire face changed from sulky to wonder.
“We have noodles?” he looked up at me through big blue eyes filled with hope and I almost felt sorry for making him skip school with me…almost.
“Yes.” I gave him a warm smile. “Eat up.
