«T-Thank you, Jacey…» she murmurs softly, blushing and lowering her gaze — she almost looks embarrassed to be held in my arms, both of us naked, after I just saved her from losing a few teeth.
Normally, she wouldn't hesitate for a second to throw herself at me, but remember when I told you alcohol has the exact opposite effect on my mom compared to the rest of the women in the world? Yeah — and this is only the beginning of what I'll have to put up with over the next few hours. I swear, from now on I'm not letting her so much as smell a glass of wine again.
«Come on, Mom — tell me. What's going on now?» I ask, slightly annoyed.
