24 - I’ll Spank You

24 - I’ll Spank You

Mia

When his hand froze on my thigh, I looked over at him and quickly added, “Or not. Forget it. I was thinking about my Mom and figured I should—”

“Mia. It’s okay.” He took away the hand from my lap, and, despite aching for his touch, I let him continue. “She was pretty clever. I could never have the last word with her when we argued. And she was a nuisance.”

“Such a big nuisance.” He was smiling sadly when he continued, “Always laughing and pranking me. She was a kid in an adult’s body with wisdom beyond her age. We’d be laughing one moment, and the next second she’d tell me some shit about life and how I should help others before pranking me with a fake bug.”

I looked away and kept my eyes on the road, swerving and using the auto gear. “She seems lovely.”

“She was.”

Was. Again.

Swallowing the lump in my throat, I asked, “What happened?”

He knew what I was talking about. He must have heard from Dad how my mom passed away in—

“She died in a car accident.”

I