Chapter 208

Bishop

The blonde woman walking up the stairs to the office causes me to do a double-take. I haven't seen her in years. My heart pounds in my chest as I watch her knock on the door and then take a step in. My boots are planted on the concrete of the bay and I try to make my feet move forward.

They're rooted. Unable to move.

"Who is that?" Caelin asks as he comes to stand next to me.

"My mom," I whisper, still not sure I can believe the scene taking place in front of me. She's never been here, not tried to see me once since I left. "What the fuck is she doing here?"

"It might be a good thing for you to ask her. Maybe don't make assumptions."

"I'm not making assumptions," I argue.

"You are. I've spent a lot of time with you in the past few months. I can read you now. You're pretty close to being my best friend, Erickson, and I've not seen you back away from anything. Why don't you go in there and see what she wants?"

It would be so easy for me to ignore it, to pretend like she isn't