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Camilla
My heart beat with excitement as I impatiently waited for the train to take me to Kingston, the small town where Mom lived in a modest suburban apartment.
Small cheerful noises escaped me as I thought of my mom. I was glad the train compartment was almost empty at this time of day or people would think I was crazy.
Nearly seven years passed since Mom and Brian started dating. She claimed they only met back then but I always had a feeling Brian knew my mom for a longer time. There was no way someone could look at her withthatexpression in his eyes when they’d just met.
Brian was barely older than my mom and was easily one of the most handsome men I’d come across. He always wore casual clothes but underneath that, I could see he was a suave man.
Brian managed his own business but he rarely talked about work when he came to see me and Mom. Our dinner conversations always circled back to me and how I was doing in school.
Every milestone I achieved since he came into my life was met with a prideful look in his eyes. He bought me my laptop as a present for graduating high school and winning a scholarship for college.
Mom scolded him for being extravagant but he wouldn’t listen to her. He even took us out to Silverlake City for a lavish dinner.
Mom complained but she’d been so happy that night. When he took her away to the ballroom to dance, she even forgot I existed.
Brian was the only man she’d allowed in our lives and I could see why. He was respectful and loving toward her and treated her only daughter with dad-like affection.
Growing up, I didn’t have a father. The man who knocked up Mom didn’t want anything to do with her and she was forced to do everything to bring me up. She’d been left alone with no one to support her.
Sadness pinched my heart when I thought of her being my age and trying to bring up a baby. Anyone else in her shoes would have given their baby away but she persevered.
Mom absolutely deserved a guy like Brian.
I brushed the tears from my eyes as the train finally pulled into the station. Getting up, I hurried as the doors slid open and stepped onto the platform.
On the way home, I bought flowers, wine, and a cake from the supermarket. She gave me the news so suddenly, I didn’t have time to prepare anything special.
Clutching the grocery purchases, I hurried home.
Reaching the apartment building, I took the stairs instead of waiting for the elevator to come down to the ground floor. My knees burned and my breathing turned heavy but nothing could stop me.
I pressed the bell as soon as I was outside our apartment door.
The door opened and Brian appeared at the threshold.
A smile lit up his face. For the occasion, he’d decided to ditch his jeans and casual leather jacket and replaced them with a black tux.
Brian might be in his early fifties but he was still very handsome. He’d combed his dark hair back for the occasion. His light blue eyes, oddly similar to mine, were shining with emotion.
“Oh my god!” I squealed, throwing my arms around his neck. “Congratulations!”
He laughed and pulled me into a warm bear hug.
“Where’s Mom?” I asked, eager to see her.
“She’s in the kitchen.”
“I got these for you,” I said, shoving the flowers and wine at him.
“Thanks—”
Before he could finish talking, I ran inside the apartment and followed the familiar route to get inside the kitchen.
Mom turned around as soon as she heard me. She beamed at me and showed me her hand. At once, I caught the sparkle of a diamond on her ring finger.
Rushing toward her, I squeezed her tightly.
