My Name is NOT Cupcake novel Chapter 51

"Ah, Eli, Nova, come," she said. Eli set me in the chair next to her before he kissed her cheek.

"Hey mom," he said. When Kendra looked at him, he averted his eyes to look at me. I was happy to see that he was taking my conditions seriously. "I'll, um... I'll just be upstairs," he said nervously before he hurried away. Alexa gave me a knowing look.

"I see you've implemented... something, I assume?" she asked. I nodded as I was handed a glass of water by Kendra.

"Yes, I made my conditions for staying very clear last night," I answered.

"Is that all that happened last night?" Alexa asked before she took another sip from her glass. I scoffed.

"He's far off from earning that back so soon. He's actually going to have to work for that," I said before I sipped more of the water.

"I heard you this morning. I guess the morning sickness is kicking in," she said. I sighed before I turned to face her. She was already facing me with her full attention.

"Yeah, it was a pleasant little wake up call," I said sarcastically. She rubbed my back motherly.

"A little ginger before bed should help," she offered. I smiled lightly as her hands went to my stomach gently.

"I'm going to be a grandma," she said towards my stomach. I found myself chuckling.

"You're far too gorgeous and young-looking to be called a grandma," I commented. She smiled fully as her eyes came back up to mine. She tilted her head slightly almost as if she were examining me kindly.