Gulping, I knew I'd have to face her eventually if she was calling to confront me about that. At least if I answered it now, I had Zach for emotional support.I took in a breath of courage and answered the call before placing it on loud speaker."Hey," I greeted, trying to sound as casual as possible."Hey, baby," she greeted back, sounding perfectly happy. I relaxed at the sound. "How's everything going?""Great," I responded, probably a little too enthusiastically. "Zach's here too.""Hey Jane," Zach called out sweetly."Hey handsome," was her reply. "You two behaving yourselves?""Yes, Mum," I answered with a jokingly sigh. Plot twist, I wasn't being sarcastic - she actually was my Mother. Crazy, huh? "Mm, why don't I believe you?" She laughed lovingly. "Anyway I got to make this quick since I'm on your work phone..." she trailed off pointedly.Hint taken. "You know I don't use my other phone much," I replied with a slight shrug while Zach laughed under his breath."Anyw
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