Page 29 of Some Kinda Romance

“No.”

“What was it, then?”

I sighed, knowing I was about to lie to her, but it was the best thing to do at this point. “It was nothing, Mom. Just a little surprise for your wedding.”

She blinked rapidly, seemingly taken aback until she finally smiled at me. “Well, whatever it is, I’m sure we’re going to love it. Thank you, honey.”

I made a noncommittal noise at the back of my throat. Then I navigated to a playlist Serenity had sent me featuring music of the remaining bands we had to choose between, and we listened to them all the way back to her house.

When we pulled up, she turned to look at me. “Thank you for coming with me, baby. And thank you for your help with everything. I don’t know how we would’ve done this without you.”

I smiled and leaned forward to brush a kiss to her cheek. “Have you decided between them yet?”

She nodded. “I like Strings of Fury. Let’s go with them.”

I chuckled as I climbed out to open the door for her. “Trust you to choose a band called Strings of Fury for your wedding. I like them too, though. I’ll let her know.”

“That’s okay, baby. I’ll talk to her about it,” Mom said easily once I’d helped her out of the car. “It doesn’t seem right to leave everything to you. Have a good day at the office, darling.”

Giving her a quick hug, I climbed back into my car and raced over to the estate, but once again, thoughts of Serenity lingered in my mind. Something had happened between now and the other night, judging by her attitude toward me today.

I didn’t know why it was bugging me, but it really was. Even if the last thing I needed was to care about the inner workings of a woman I had no business thinking about at all.