The Professional Lover (18+) | [Complete]

18 : Hating Him

Today is the day Mickey is coming into town, and my mom has decided she needs to make an appearance. She drove into town and guilt-tripped me into seeing her and the new husband. They had a destination wedding in Hawaii last month, but never technically invited me or even offered to help me pay for a ticket to be there. Not that I wanted to go anyway. 

Now that their extended honeymoon was over, she wanted a chance to relive it by telling me all about it. I didn't care. I wanted Mickey, and I wanted to be alone with him as soon as possible. But she wouldn't be my mom if she wasn't always trying to ruin something.

Mickey told me not to worry about picking him up because he planned to rent a car while he was in town. I told him he could borrow mine, but he declined. Probably because it's a piece of shit and he would be embarrassed to be seen in it again. I really don't blame him, I'm just tired of waiting.

I'm attempting to preoccupy myself with cleaning my kitchen when mom calls. "Hi, mom."

"Hello, my pretty Penny. We're heading your way now."

"Great. Oh, uh..." I need to tell her, but I haven't even told him yet. "My... my boyfriend is going to be here." I brace for the series of questions she will undoubtedly throw my way.

"You have a boyfriend?"

"Yes."

"Since when?"

"Recently, mom. He doesn't live here, he lives in California."

"And he's your boyfriend?"

"Yes, mom. It's a long-distance ... situation." I'm getting more frustrated, but I know she'll get mad if I show it, and my mother is a tyrant when she is mad.

"Is he nice?"

"Yes, he's very nice." I would say that she would like him, but she doesn't like anyone if they're a legitimately good person. Either that or she will find a way to make him hate me. That thought makes me nervous. Another call beeps in. "Mom, I have to go. He's calling."

"Okay, sweetie. We will see you in ten."

I switch to Mickey, my smile returning. "Hi! Did you make it?"

"Yes, just landed. I'm going to go pick up the car then GPS says I should be there in 35 minutes."

"Okay, good. I can't wait to see you!"

"I can't either," I can hear the smile in his voice.

"Hey, um ..." I don't want to tell him. "My mom called and invited herself over last minute."

"Mother dearest? Okay," he says laughingly.

"She does this," I sigh. "She'll be here soon, so she'll probably be sick of me by the time you arrive."

"Oh, stop. It'll be fine. I'm excited to meet her."

"Yeah? We'll see about that."

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