Jessica knocked on Louisa's bedroom door and entered. She was a bit surprised to see Louisa rummaging under her bed, her lower body on the bed, one hand and her head on the floor for balance. "Lou, what are you doing?"
"Lookin' for my comics." Louisa retrieved a dusty Harry Potter book form under the bed. "Ya ain't seen 'em, have ya?" She asked, chucking the book away. She liked the films, (up until Dobby's death), but the books where too much of an effort for an ADHD and dyslexic demigod.
"Have you checked your school bag?" Louisa rolled forward and sat up. Jessica laughed softly as Louisa got up. "Before you run away, I need to talk to you."
"Shoot." Louisa smiled.
"Uh, my mom has recently got in contact after three years for reasons unknown to me." Jessica sighed. "She wants to come over and stay for a few months."
"I ain't givin' up my bed." Jessica laughed.
"No, that's not what I was asking. She can sleep on the sofa bed."
"We have a sofa bed?"
"Yes." Jessica smiled. "Honestly, Lou, you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on tight." Louisa smiled sweetly. "Would you be OK if she stayed?"
"Don't mind. Why're ya askin' anyway? She's ya mom."
"I know, but she's a bit… um… upper class…"
"She's posh?"
"Sort of."
"Oh gods…" Louisa and posh people got on as well as Poseidon and Athena.
"And, erm, she doesn't know you're adopted." Jessica noticed a flicker of pain in Louisa's eyes as the demigod frowned. "Lou, don't get me wrong, I love having you and I would never let you go, but my mom has this thing against adoption."
"Why?"
"Something stupid about the child not being related by blood, meaning they're not family."
"Bullshit." Jessica raised her eyebrows slightly, but said nothing about the language. "I don't like her already." Jessica smiled weakly. "But she's ya mom. She's comin' over, ain't she?"
"In two days." Jessica confirmed. Louisa nodded and collapsed on her bed. "Can you try and keep the demigod stuff to a minimal or away from my mom?"
"I can't guarantee nothin', but I'll try."
"Thank you, Lou." Louisa smiled kindly. "And no pranks either, horrible." Louisa's smile turned devilish.
The next day at school, Louisa told her three friends about Jessica's mother.
"Apparently, she don't agree with adoption."
"What a cruel person." Connor said. "Adoption's great." Mikey and Dylan nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, Lou- we'll still love you!" Mikey grinned, hugging her briefly. Louisa pushed him off, but she was smiling.
"Hey, d'you reckon we can meet Jessica's mom?" Dylan asked.
"Dunno. Maybe. She's stayin' for a few months, gods help me." Louisa pulled a face. "I'll see what Jessica says 'n' let ya know."
"Sweet."
I know this chapter isn't much, but Jessica's mother's visit will span over a few chapters.