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-

mentioned me to him but failed to mention him to

turns her back to me and began to walk away, removing her gloves,

a squeeze. ” Okay,” I whispered to her in defeat. She needed time and I couldn’t exactly force her to listen to me or accept

voice soft and faint. “I love you Avery. No matter what, I love you. But, I just

around, my eyes filled with tears to see that she was already looking at me. I love you too Mom,” I said

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

over to the kitchen, finding her leaning against the countertop, her shoulders shaking as she silently cries. I am not sure if she

your little girl mom,”

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

hugging her once more and planting a kiss on her shoulder. “I love

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