Always

Chapter 106

Colby sat up on the bed, reminding me of something. "I need to grab some clean bed sheets. You can make the bed for us!" I smiled and winked at him, walking out before he could say anything. After I grabbed some clean sheets from the linen closet, I went searching for a comforter. "Hey Mom," I walked into the kitchen to find her slicing cabbage for the egg roles. She tilted her head back and closed her eyes. "I've missed that." I walked over and placed a kiss on her cheek. "Where are the blankets? I can't find them." "I moved them to my closet since I was the only one using them. They're on the top shelf." I nodded. "Okay, I'm going to get one and give it to Colby so he can remake the bed with some clean sheets." "He makes beds too! Wow, do not let him get away." I laughed a little and shook my head. "Those haven't been used. They've just been there for a while." She replied sadly, going back to slicing cabbage. I hugged her around the waist from behind, and rested my chin on her shoulder. "I promise I'll visit more Momma. I'm sorry." She sniffed a little and smiled. "It's okay. You're here now...and with a fiance at that! Hurry up, so we can gossip!" I found the comforter, a freaking My Little Pony comforter from my childhood..it was the only one in there, and took it back to Colby. He just raised his eyebrows when I handed it to him. "Don't say anything." I said, holding up my hand. "It was the only one in the closet. I used to love that show." He chuckled and pulled the old blanket and sheets off the bed. I kissed him quickly and headed back to my Mom, yelling "I love you!" to Colby as I walked away. I heard "Always!" as I entered the kitchen, that bringing a smile to my face. My mom looked up, hearing it as well. "Always what?" She asked, dropping the sliced cabbage into a boiler. "It's something we say. Like instead of I love you, or just after we say that. I don't know. The word 'always' just has a lot of meaning for us." I didn't know how to explain it but it seemed like she got it, since she was nodded her head understandingly. "Mine and your fathers was 'Forever.' It's cute that you have that with someone. I always dreamed that you would be as happy with someone as I was with him." I grabbed the steak strips out of the refrigerator and went to the sink to wash them off. I started to remove my ring and put it in my pocket, when I remembered that my mom had only seen pictures of it. "Hey Momma, look." I held my hand out towards her and she gasped. "It's so much prettier in real life...just like the guy." I laughed. "It's huge too. Wow. I'm so happy for you baby." She pulled me in for a hug, and kissed my cheek. When we pulled back, she wiped a couple of stray tears from her face. "Oh, don't cry Momma!" I exclaimed, trying to hold back my own tears. If she cried, I would cry. "It's happy tears." She said, giving me a watery smile. I put my ring in my pocket and we turned back to our individual tasks. "So tell me about this boy. I want to know everything, even if you've already told me on the phone." I finished washing the meat and stood across from her, over the kitchen island, so that I could see her face while I was speaking. "Okay...Well, I've told you that he's a YouTuber. He has a duo channel with his best friend, and a personal channel. I've been in a few of their videos over the last couple of years. It's weird being with someone who's semi-famous, but I'm getting used to it, I guess." "His personality baby, who he is. I want to know that stuff." I laughed again. She wasn't holding back on me. "He's amazing. I know he looks like this extreme LA guy with all of his piercings and rings, and his blue hair...but he's really still a small town Kansas boy at heart. You know that I didn't want to fall in love in again after Nick," I shook my head thinking about it. "But I couldn't help it. He took me by surprise. He's sweet, adorable, funny, childish, tough, cares so much about his friends, and about me. He's always thinking of others before himself, so he gets taken advantage of sometimes. He's a momma's boy," I laughed again, slicing the steak into tiny chunks. "He loves his Momma so much." I looked up to catch my Mom's eyes. She was smiling at me, like she knew something that I didn't. "Are you truly happy y/n? Does your heart beat faster when he's around you, no matter how long you've been together? Do you find yourself thinking about him when he's not around, missing him, even if he just left the room?" I nodded. "I'm so happy Momma." She dried her hands and reached across the island to pat mine. "You never loved Nick sweetie. He was just convenience and then fear. This boy," She motioned down the hallway. "He's your one. Like your daddy was for me. I have never loved another man like I loved your daddy. I never will. Colby is your one." I started crying again, trying to take deep breaths and suck the tears back in. It didn't work. I could blame it on hormones, or talking about my dad, or just having these types of conversations with my Mom. Either way, I was crying like a baby. Which reminded me..."Momma?" She was still smiling at me, a dreamy look in her eyes. "I have something that I need to tell you...about Colby and I. I told you that we pushed the wedding up a month, but I didn't tell you why." She moved her head back and forth slowly. "Nooo, you didn't. I assumed you would when you were ready. I think I know though." My brows furrowed in confusion.