Chapter Fourteen: Mercury is in Retrograde, you know?

I caught my phone before it fell and looked at the screen. Seeing a picture of my mom making a goofy face at the camera flash across the screen. I swiped my thumb over the green button on my phone’s screen, accepting the call.

“Hey, mom.” I said, leaning back against the couch and drawing my lets up onto the couch.

“Hi, Tillie, Scott said you called earlier and he was worried about you.” She said and I tangled my fingers into the fringe of the throw blanket. “He said you sounded, I don’t know… Different.”

“Yeah, Jake and I broke up. It’s just been a really strange day.” I answered, smoothing my fingers through the tassels.

“Oh baby, I’m sorry. I know you liked him. You know it might be because Mercury is in retrograde.” She said and I could hear Scott in the background. “She broke up with her boyfriend.” Mom said to him and I let out a sigh, already knowing how even after the months that Jake and I were together, that how he would feel about the news.

“That’s too bad,” Scott said and I looked up at the glossy white wood paneling that covered the ceiling.

“Scott, be nice.” Mom hissed and I could hear her slap her palm against his chest. “Tillie, are you okay? Do you need us to go to the lake house with you? I can leave the shop for a few days. The girls will be fine on their own without me.”

and Scott.” I sighed, wishing that I could tell her the

you don’t want us coming up? I could come up by myself and bring some wine. We could make it a girls’ trip.” Mom said, an almost hopeful tone in her voice. “I can pick up Charity and

shook my head, thinking about what

me. That would be super awkward to explain what was going on to my mom. “I think Charity has to work and

sure, baby.” Mom said, but I

get back, I’ll fix

I let out a laugh, it was something that Scott and I always teased her about. My mom was not a meat eater and both Scott and I enjoyed the occasional rare steak when we all got together

I love you guys.” I said,

We love you so much.”

looking at the screen. Worrying my lower lip with my teeth, I scrolled through the different

Jason.

Ryan.

Travis

struck something deep inside of me and I could feel a worry building inside of me. At first, I had thought that it was my own. But as the

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