Avery’s pov

I staggered, her words hitting me right across my face. I had not expected her to be so harsh. My stomach quivers and my lower lip trembles. ” Mom, please-

She shook her head, her eyes swimming with disappointment. ” I need time to process all of this. You can’t just pop in with a boy I have never heard of and announce you’re expecting with him and expect me to be okay with this right away,”

She waves her hands between Xade and me.

Whatever this is,”

Fay,” Xade murmurs, using her middle name. He was the only one who used it. “I know this has been a shock to you and your emotions are all over the place but know that I love your daughter more than my own life and I will take care of her and our baby,”

Mom looks at him surprised, jaw dropped a bit. ” How-how do you-

but failed to mention him

her gloves, her shoulders shaky. ” I

I whispered to her in defeat. She needed time and I couldn’t exactly

but she calls out to me, her voice soft and faint. “I love you

with tears to see that she was already looking at me. I love you too Mom,”

more and disappears into the kitchen. I can hear her shaky cries from here as she tries to stifle them.

shaking as she silently cries. I am not sure if she has heard

cries stopping. I hold her tighter. “I am still your little girl mom,” I murmured, wishing I could have found a better way to tell

my arms wrapped around her, she surprises me when her hand touches mine, her palm warm. “I’m sorry for reacting the way I did,” she whispered, squeezing my

voice growing shaky. “I will need time to

more and planting a kiss on her shoulder.

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