Hey, so we're back with a new chapter :)

With school and everything it's quite hard too write something...

but here is it ;)

We don't earn anything, as always...

Amy & Kiara

'What should I do now? What would be worse, keeping her here or taking her with me? If she comes along, she'd meet Evan. If she stays here, my condo will be a total mess... I know! I'll make Toby deal with her!'

"Well mom if you want to, but I don't think it's that interesting...", I explained to her.

"Great! I'll go and get ready, I'll be back in 5.", she announced exited and ran out of the room, while I was hoping she wouldn't bring some of her special cookies with her. But as it soon turned out, that wasn't the worst what could happen. I waited in the car and then she got in, high-heels shorts and top, in Vancouver, in winter?!

"Mom, aren't you a little cold?", I hoped she would get the hint. I mean come on, your mother, dressed like that, showing up at your workplace, not good.

"No way! Liquor is the best way to keep yourself warm, you know?"

"Mom, are you drunk?", I asked.

"No never ever!", she exclaimed.

"Mom?", I looked at her with accusing eyes.

"OK, maybe a bit...?!"

"Mom!"

"Don't you 'Mom' me. I was drunk very often but you didn't care. Nobody will notice, your teachers for example never did.", she explained.

"My TEACHERS?!"

"I was just joking..."

I sighed and started the car. It's impossible to argue with my mother, especially when she's drunk.

"Do you want a cookie Dylan?"

Abruptly I stopped the car. "Mom! Out of the car! Right now!"

"Just joking. But you actually look like you'd need one...", acting like I insulted her, she turned her head to the window and I enjoyed the following twenty minutes, spent in silence.

Arriving at CP, we were - of course – too late. My mother who didn't seem to care, got out of the car and walked up to me, unhurriedly. In my office I wasn't even able to sit down, when I heard Evan's voice.

"Is it possible for you to come to the office on time?"

"What?", I must have looked like a mouse starring at a snake, knowing what followed wouldn't be enjoyable.

"You're too late. Again.", he sounded pissed.

"Evan... eh... I... well... my mother... she was just there!" 'Oh god, not good. Dylan, not helpful to tell him about mom.'

"What?", he looked at me in a way, I couldn't say a word. And suddenly my mother stood in front of Evan, starring at him, ready to beat him in the face.

"Mom?", I tried but she interrupted me.

"MY DAUGHTER is too late because she was helping me when I accidentally burned the cookies in the oven! You shouldn't blame her for being nice to her mother!"

"Cookies? What kind of cookies?", asked Toby, who appeared in the door frame.

"Toby! Sweetie!", said my mother while hugging her, "The cookies are..."

"Mum? Not the time for recipes. I can talk for myself.", I told her desperately. My mother looked confused and Toby shot her a telling look.

"Ahhh! Of course..."

'So embarrassing!', but the thought vanished in the moment I looked at Evan.

"So you're family-conscious. I didn't know that about you.", he said sarcasm dripping from every spoken word.

"Yeah... I...I'm...eh...full of surprises!"

"Are you?", he still sounded pissed. And my Hangover got worse, because I worried about him being mad at me. I blamed myself, my mother and the wine – still the wine has been great...really.

"Where are you with your mind?", he asked.

"Huh?", I didn't know what he was talking about.

"You didn't seem to listen to me. Again."

"OK, I...I'm sorry but I don't feel that good today." With that sentence the anger in his eyes disappeared and only worry was left.

He sighed and told me: "Okay, just be there on time and if you want to talk, you know where I am." He smiled and left the room. Then I heard Toby shouting.

"Anomaly! Anomaly!"

That's it for now.

Next chapter will be up next weekend.

School's keeping us busy

Amy & Kiara