My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 888

"Alden!"

"What? For the love of God, come back here!"

Serenity shot out of bed, suddenly feeling like she needed to do everything at that exact moment. She had never really considered that she would meet Alden’s mother. She knew there had been a passionate affair between the man she had thought was her biological father and Alden’s mom, but that was it. In all their time together, Alden had only ever mentioned her in passing. Now, knowing she was coming tomorrow had her nerves on edge.

"Alden, what am I supposed to say to her? How should I act?"

"Serenity, my mother is just a person, like you and me. I don’t see why this is such a big deal. In a few hours, you’ll meet her, and you’ll see—she’s a good woman. She just likes to be the center of attention. I’m still not used to that side of her, though…"

"Why not?"

"Because back in Ushuaia, there was no time—or space—for her to be how she is now. And we definitely weren’t swimming in money. She worked as a laborer, and back then, the only thing that mattered was putting food on the table every day."

"What’s she like now? What does she do? And why have you never talked about her?"

"Well… since it looks like we’re not finishing what we started, come back to bed, and I’ll tell you a bit about her."

"Alden! How do you expect me to react? You never talk about her, and then you just drop this bombshell on me? The shock killed the mood!"

"Come on… just come back to bed. I’ll tell you everything."

Serenity hesitated for a moment before crawling back under the covers. Alden immediately pulled her into his arms, holding her close as he began to talk about his mother, about their life in Ushuaia, and how Peter had found him and saved him from what could have been a certain death.