“Was Chad there?”Mom asked, her voice incredulous.
Oh boy.Now I’d stepped in it.
“He showed up late, and alerted Lark to me being MIA.”
“MIA.Do you hear yourself?Were you hurt?”
“They hit both of us over the head, but neither of us had concussions.”
“The doctors told you that, right?”
I bit my lip, when I should have kept talking.
“You didn’t go to the doctor.Ivy, why wouldn’t you go to the ER?”
Yep, definitely should have done this in person.
“Mom, when people show up with head injuries nurses and doctors ask questions.”
“And you have answers, young lady.Someone who abducted you, hit you over the head.”
“But the authorities wouldn’t be able to find them, and it—”
“Did Ryan kill them?”
I scoffed.“I didn’t say anything like that.”
“Then why can’t you leave this to the authorities?”
“Ryan and I worked together to…get free.”
“You wouldn’t hurt a fly, Ivy.”
I glanced down at my lap.“I’ve swatted many a fly, Mom.And being taken against my will brings out a whole other side of me.”
“Let me get this straight.You went to speak with Lark on Monday night, got abducted along with Ryan, and that fast, you’re involved with him?”
I explained about the first time I met Ryan.
“My girl, I know you’re an adult, but I can’t leave this unsaid.You’re moving way too fast with this man.After three days, you can’t know that much about him.”
That made me angry even if I understood her concerns.
“It’s funny you say that because I mentioned that to him, and he rattled off that he’s a triplet, he’s from Biloxi, a member of the club, where he works, and then he offered up his political leanings.”
“That is not enough in—”
“Mom.We’re getting to know each other.It’s a process.I’m not betrothed to him or running off to Vegas.”
Silence crept along the line.I heard her take in a breath.“You sound like you would.”
She was right.I didn’t understand it, so I couldn’t explain it.
“He’s a triplet,” Mom prompted.
I grinned.“Yes.He has a brother and a sister.”
“And Chad likes him.”
