One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 223

Audrey

“Easy does it… We’re almost there.”

With my arm wrapped around my mother’s waist, we slowly and deliberately made our way up the pebbled front path to her house. The early summer breeze was warm and inviting, the scent of roses from her garden carrying across the front

lawn.

As we finally reached the porch, Claudia paused to take in a deep breath. “Ah… It feels good to be home!” she exclaimed. “I’m so glad to be out of that stuffy hospital!”

I couldn’t help but smile in return. After weeks of physical therapy and recovery in the sterile hospital environment, I could only imagine how much coming home was a relief to her. And it was a relief to me, too, to see my mother on the mend.

“I bet it does,” I replied as I fished the house keys out of my pocket. “Let’s get you inside and comfortable.”

As we stepped into the cool interior of the house, I heard Edwin and Tina chattering behind us, carrying bags and supplies from the car, I helped my mother into a chair and went around opening curtains to let some light in.

Buttery golden shafts of sun seeped into the room, and it immediately became clear to me that the place hadn’t been cleaned much while my mother was in the hospital-if the layers of dust on everything were any indication.

“Hm.” My mother wiped her finger across the arm of the chair and winced when it came away covered in dust. “It seems my cleaning person took a bit of a vacation while I was gone.”

Edwin stopped in the doorway alongside Tina, setting down the bags that were in his hands. “It does seem that way, doesn’t it?” he mused as he rubbed his hand across the back of his neck, looking around. “We should tidy up, I think.”

Tina nodded. “I could cook something, too, if anyone is hungry,” she said and winked at my mother. “I’m sure you’re starving. Hospital food is the worst.”

my I turned to Claudia, suddenly remembering that she hadn’t properly been introduced to Tina yet. “Oh! Mom, this is friend, Tina. Tina, this is my mother, Claudia.”

Tina stepped forward her usual vibrant energy slightly subdued as she offered her hand to Claudia. “It’s so nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Klein. Audrey’s told me so much about you.”

To my surprise and delight, Claudia bypassed the handshake entirely and pulled Tina into a warm hug. “Please, call me Claudia. Any friend of Audrey’s is family to me.”

best

it was nice to see her bonding so

up tasks-Edwin and I tackled the dusty living room and kitchen, while Tina helped Claudia sort through a mountain of mail and paperwork that had accumulated during her hospital

afternoon wore on, delicious smells began to waft from the kitchen. Tina had taken charge of lunch preparation, insisting

that she needed sunlight, which none of us

bite of a club sandwich that tasted like heaverf-pasta salad and fresh watermelon on the

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of lemonade. “There’s a lot you don’t know

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on the sidelines in a

for his money,” my mother chuckled as we

when Tina lobbed the birdie so high into the air that Edwin could hardly see it

Tina, Claudia and

let out a soft sigh. I turned to

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smile playing on her lips. “No,

felt a pang in my chest at the mention of that name. “Oh,” I said softly, unsure of how

in the sun makes me miss her,” Claudia continued,

to me. There were unshed tears glimmering in her eyes. “Despite everything she’s done, she’s still my

my mother like this sent a lance through my chest; even though Fiona had been the

at Fiona, tell

I knew it would just break Claudia’s heart even

managed around the lump in my throat. “I can’t imagine how difficult this all must

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went wrong. How did I not see what was happening to

vehemently. “Mom, no. This isn’t your fault. Fiona made

I had been

your life, how quickly you’ve made up for lost time. You even gave Fiona the benefit of

entirely convinced. “I just hope we can find her soon,” she said, and her voice was small. “Bring her back home