“Wren Mathis, you know that you and Wyatt mean the world to me. I worry about you even when everything is fine. It’s who I am, so if there’s something going on, tell me.”
I spent the next twenty minutes telling her everything that had happened over the past month with Wyatt and Michael. The news did not surprise her, and she pleased to hear that Wyatt’s visitation with him had been suspended. When I started talking about Griffin, she became oddly quiet, and I wasn’t sure what to make of her silence. I started to become anxious, worrying that she would have something negative to say about him. Until that moment, I hadn’t realized how important it was to me that she liked him. I hated that it mattered so much to me, but the fact was… it did.
When I finished talking, there was a brief moment of silence before she said, “You care for this man.”
“Yeah, I do,” I answered. “He’s so good with Wyatt, and there’s something about him that makes me feel safe. I don’t know how to explain it.”
“You’ve been through so much, darling. Michael put you and Wyatt through hell, and he’s still doing it. Even though he’s made it difficult, you’ve managed to make a life for you and my precious grandson. You’ve done everything you could to make sure that Wyatt has everything he needs, and it’s time for you to do the same thing for yourself. If you think this man will make you happy, then maybe you should give it a try. Just be careful,” she explained.
That was not what I expected her to say. A smile slowly began to spread across my face when I said, “Thank you, Mom.”
“I love you, sweet girl. I just want you to be happy,” she started. “I don’t know what to make of these young men on motorcycles, but I think it’s best that you keep them away from your father. You should’ve seen the way he was looking at that man’s bike. Wren… he’s too old to be riding on one of those things.”
“You’re probably right,” I laughed. “I better get going. I need to finish up this paper, but I’ll check back with you later on tonight before Wyatt goes to bed.”
After I hung up the phone, I spent the next half-hour finishing up my assignment. Once I was done, I emailed it to my professor and shutdown my laptop. Just as I was putting everything away, Griffin walked through the front door. I could see by the expression on his face that his mood had improved considerably. There was a hint of a smile on his face when he asked, “You finished with your paper?”
“Yep. All done.”
“Good,” he said, as he took off his cut and laid it over the back of the chair.
“I just talked to my mom.”
“Yeah?”
“She was asking me about a biker that was parked outside of their house. You wouldn’t happen to know anything about that, would you?” I asked.
“I might,” he said as he made his way over to the sofa and sat down next to me.
“You know, a heads up would’ve been nice. Mom was a little freaked out,” I explained.
“Probably should’ve mentioned that,” he admitted. “Sent Q’ over to keep an eye on Wyatt.”
“Well, my dad seemed to really like Q’,” I told him smiling.
“Is that right?”
I leaned forward, kissing him lightly on the lips before I said, “Thank you for making sure my son is safe. You don’t know how much it means to me.
“Can’t say that every decision I’ve made has been the right one, but looking after Wyatt… there’s no doubt I did the right thing there. He’s an amazing kid, and his mother, she knocks me off my feet.”
“You think so?” I teased.
Without saying a word, he reached for me, pulling me into his lap. He pressed his lips against mine, kissing me with a passion that made my body tremble.
Chapter 16
Stitch
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