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Kate slid her key into the front door and stepped into her home. Turning around she saw Ricks sweatshirt scrunched up on the kitchen table. She froze, she heard the click of heals coming from the hallway, her Mothers face came into view, her arms were crossed and an eyebrow raised.
"By the look on your face, you know exactly whose that is" She said pointing her finger towards the Material on the table.
She gulped, her stomach tightened, her throat went dry and her fingers went numb. She couldn't deny this, the evidence was literally laid out on the table and for God sakes her Mother was a lawyer, she had no chance against this.
The beat of her heart was faster than is has ever been, her breath hitched and the words started to tumble out.
"Mom I-I can explain-" She started
"Well then you better start God damn explaining!" Johanna interrupted
"Well-" Kate was cut off
"I've put up with all of you previous boyfriends, no matter what! So what is so different about this one that you have to hid him from me?" She argued
Kate sighed "Because I knew you would-"
"Knew I would what? Huh Kate? What? You haven't told me anything about him, you have no idea what I would do!" Johanna screamed
"You're you, Mom! And there's something about him I know you're going to detest!" She protested
Johanna stopped and gave Kate a stern look. The thing that was most eating at Johanna was she didn't know who this person was, she hated that, she hated not knowing who her only daughter was hanging out with. Johanna had seen things a Mother can not unsee and she worked with it daily. She didn't want Kate to end up as someones case.
Johanna voice softened but still kept the hard tone.
"Kate, please just tell me and save the lies"
Kate slid her bottom lip in between her teeth, staring at her Mom, she thought to herself maybe she had blown this whole thing out of proportion, that maybe her Mom would be somewhat okay with it.
"It's his age Mom"
Johanna didn't say anything, she waited her daughter out, waited for her to tell her.
"He's twenty five" Kate confessed
Kate couldn't make eye contact with Johanna, but she could imagine her reaction. She heard a sharp intake of breath.
Yes Johanna was taken a back by the age, but it could have been worse it could have been a lot worse like teacher wise. But Johanna was a little relieved, but before she could let that show, she put on her poker face.
"Kate, I don't know why you just didn't tell me-"
"Because I knew you wouldn't let me see him!" She fought back, tears started to cloud her vision.
"How long have you known him Kate?"
Kate sighed, now the fact that she went to College party was also going to come out
"You known that party back September, when me and Maddie stayed over and you covered for us to Maddies Mom because she told her Mom that we were sleeping here?"
Johanna nodded knowing there was more to the story.
"Well it was a college party-"
"A what!" Johanna shrieked
Johanna went to college she knows what those parties are like. She stood there with her fists clenched.
Kate didn't want to blame Maddie, but she was the reason that they went to that party, but Maddie was also the reason she met Rick so she wasn't going to accuse her for the whole thing. So Kate stayed silent and let her Mother process the information that she was receiving.
There was a long time where neither of them talked.
"Kate I think what's best right now, is for you to go to your room"
It was quite which what made Kate hurt the most. She had lied to her Mom for a solid four months and she knew that her Mom just needed some time to herself. Before Kate walked to her room she put her keys and phone on the table, because she knew that's what her Mother would ask for if she could.
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Rick had just arrived home, he'd spent a couple of extra days with his Mother because she said she needed his help with fixing the house, but really she just came up with excuses to keep him around longer, he didn't mind one bit because he had missed her.
But now that he was walking back down the hallway to his bedroom his was glad to be back. He was a couple of feet away from his door when the handle turned and door flew open, revealing a tall redhead.
"Baby, come on, come back" Dave murmured
"You're a pig" She spat
She slamed the door behind her, rested her back against it. She saw Rick standing there wide eye.
"Can I help you with something?" She was half yelling the annoyance seeping through her tone.
"No- it's uh- it's just that's my room" He stumbled pointing to the door.
She rolled her eyes and pushed off the door
"Sorry, I- did you know you're roommates a dick?" She asked
"Oh, believe me I do" He laughed
The both stood there awkwardly smiling until he moved towards the door.
"I'm Meredith" She stated as she stuck out her hand
"Rick" He introduced shaking her hand
She gave a small smile and let go of his hand.
They talked for a couple of minutes about school, but before Meredith left she was pulling something out of her coat pocket and handed it to Rick. On the small card was a row of digits. He looked up as she was walking away, she turned her head to him and sent a wink his way.
He shook his head out of the daze he was in and shoved the card into his pocket and opened his door.
When he stepped inside he noticed his roommate already drifting to sleep. Meredith was right he was such a pig. He walked over to his bed, noticing a envelope resting on his pillow. He saw the fine printed words 'New York Publishing Agency'
Picking the paper up and ripping into it.
As he read the letter letting his smile grow wider and wider.
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The clock on her beside table currently read 3.02am and she'd finished her fight with her Mom at ten. She felt horrible, one because of her Mom and how much it must of hurt her and two because she was meant to meet up with Rick tomorrow but couldn't tell him she can't go because she doesn't have her phone. She hopes he doesn't think he's blowing her off.
There was a small knock at her door, Kate sat up in her bed and watched as the door opened.
Her Mother walked in, wrapped in a purple fluffy robe and she sat down at the end of her bed. They stared into each others eyes both giving each other silent apologies.
"I told your Father" She confessed
She nodded, moving her sight down to her lap. Kate knew she would, unlike her and Johanna they tell each other everything, it's what has kept them so strong.
"I bet he was pretty shocked" Kate stated
Johanna nodded but a smile crept to her lips.
"So when do we get to meet him?" She asked
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