AN: I am spoiling you guys this week. Way too much. Hope you enjoy the answer to the question from last chapter.

I light up the night and let it burn
Lean back and watch the sundown fade
Do what I do when life's a little sideways
I take a sip and say a prayer
Wait for a shooting star and stare
Off at the headlights on the highway
That guy in the windshield looking back looks just like me
But there's a crack in the reflection
This is just a moonlight soaked, ring of smoke
Right hand on a cold one confession

"Confession" – Florida Georgia Line

Making up for past wrongs is one of the hardest things that I will ever do. I'm currently sitting in a coffee shop and praying that I did the right thing. She sounded agreeable on the phone, but as I was looking at my watch I was beginning to wonder. It was almost at the time of the meeting and she hadn't shown. Who is the she I am talking about? Kim's mom. Yeah. I went there. And now I am sweating through this button down shirt I am wearing, praying that she shows up. I look down at my cup of coffee and decide that anymore caffeine at this point would be a bad idea.

I hear the door to the front of the shop ding as someone is coming in, so I look up. Ok, now I am really in for it. Kim's Mom didn't just come alone. She brought back up in the form of Kim's sister and her niece Zoey. Well, this was going to be pleasant. Kim's Mom must have seen the deer in headlight look that I was probably sporting because I could see her send Kim's sister to the counter to get the coffee as she made her way towards me. When she finally turned back to me, she smiled a smile that I knew all too well. That was Kim's smile. The warm genuine not a single bad bone in her body smile. She made her way to me quickly and actually gave me a hug before taking the seat across from me.

"Adam, I'm so glad that I finally got to meet you. Kim has told me so much about you. I feel so lucky that I was in town when you called. Did Kim tell you that?"

"Um…no, ma'am. She did not. I wanted to apologize to you."

Kim's Mom waved me off.

"No need. It wasn't the right time."

"No, Ma'am. I was scared and I should have maned up and admitted that. I should have made that dinner."

The gentle look she gave me told me everything I needed to know about how Kim became the woman she was. The good parts anyway.

"I appreciate you saying that Adam. I know calling me could not have been easy."

"He should have met you the first time."

Kim's sister had made it to the table with coffee for her and her mother. A hot chocolate for Zoey.

"I'm glad to see that you at least pre-paid for my mother's coffee."

"Karin!"

"Ma'am, it's okay. I would have paid for you and Zoey as well if I had known you were coming. How's it going, Zoey?"

Zoey had grown quite a bit over the last several years. It was good to see that the girl was thriving after everything that had happened during the explosion.

"Good…"

The girl looked like she was going to say more, but thought better of it. The side look towards her mother told me that she knew she wasn't supposed to be this friendly with me.

"So, Adam, why did you want to see my mother? Why now? Why does it matter?"

"Karin!"

I reached across the table and squeezed her mother's hand.

"It matters because I know I made a mistake the first time. I know I can't change that. What I can do is try and be the type of man that Kim deserves. I know how important family is to her. I see it every day. I wanted to at least apologize and try to get to know her a little. She means the world to Kim which means that she means something to me."

That shut up Karin for a bit. That was all I could ask for. Kim's Mom took over from there and she continued to ask questions and would answer the ones I asked. She insisted on seeing a picture of Belle which just so happened to be the lock screen of my phone. Yeah, time changes a lot. The picture was actually of Kim holding her at the park. The smile on her mother's face just lit up the room.

"I love seeing her that happy. You're good for her."

"Mom!"

"He is. No couple is perfect, but your sister has been a different person these last few months. I know he is the difference. Now, I think there was more to this meeting than you are letting on, Adam. I'm going to have to leave soon to get to the airport. What is it?"

I took a deep breath. I was going about this completely different from the last time.

"I'm not planning any thing soon. I just wanted to let you know that I want to build a life with Kim. However, she will have me. We still have things to work through. I know that, but I just wanted to make sure that….if we do go down that road. I wanted to make sure that you knew that I love her so much. I…"

"Adam. I look forward to that. I have faith that it will work out for you both this time. My Kim tries to play that she is stronger than she is sometimes. Just know that is her protecting the sweetest heart. It's why her sister here is a bit frosty. Don't mind her."

Karin just rolled her eyes and Zoey tried to hide her giggle.

"Thank you, Ma'am."

I watched the three Burgess ladies leave and finally took a much needed breath. I had survived. Somehow, I had survived.

Walking into my apartment that afternoon, I did not expect to see Kim waiting for me. I thought my Pops would still be here. She got up from the sofa before speaking.

"Did you?"

Oh no. I guess Mom or Karin had spilled the beans.

"What do you think I did?"

"Did you really just have coffee with my mother and my sister?"

"Yes. How did you know?"

"Zoey texted me as they were headed to the airport. She said you were really cool and that she was excited to know that we were back together. Her Mom had not told her."

"Oh."

"Oh?! Adam, you met my mother."

"So?"

"You didn't think to tell me?"

"I was going to…after I actually did."

"How did you know she was in town?"

"I didn't till she told me. Are you mad at me?"

"No!"

"Ok. Then what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Kim walked up and threw her arms around me. Then she was kissing me. If I had known this was the response I would get from doing this, I would have met her the first time. Shit, I would have paid for her plane ticket out. I crossed my fingers that Belle would make this nap last a bit longer.