Tamed By You
“Telling her mom she had a potential client to meet beforehand, she left early. She had a call to make.
Her dad answered on the second ring. "Hello, pumpkin. How are you?" "That's how you're greeting me?" she asked incredulously. "Like nothing's wrong?" "What could possibly be wrong?" "I don't know," she said, matching his offhand voice. "Maybe that Mom showed up on my doorstep this morning without any notice, looking like she'd been hit by a bus?" "Your mother is fine, sweetie," her dad said in... a falsely cheerful voice. "She's just going through a phase." "Dad, she wasn't wearing earrings. When has that ever happened? She doesn't leave the bedroom without earrings, much less go in public." "Okay, it's a little worse than we're admitting, but she's going to be fine." Valentine shook her head. "I hate that word." "She's just upset about Aphrodite passing away." "Grandma died over a year ago." "The doctor said that grief hits in stages, sometimes much later than the passing." Valentine stopped abruptly.MoreLess
Her dad answered on the second ring. "Hello, pumpkin. How are you?" "That's how you're greeting me?" she asked incredulously. "Like nothing's wrong?" "What could possibly be wrong?" "I don't know," she said, matching his offhand voice. "Maybe that Mom showed up on my doorstep this morning without any notice, looking like she'd been hit by a bus?" "Your mother is fine, sweetie," her dad said in... a falsely cheerful voice. "She's just going through a phase." "Dad, she wasn't wearing earrings. When has that ever happened? She doesn't leave the bedroom without earrings, much less go in public." "Okay, it's a little worse than we're admitting, but she's going to be fine." Valentine shook her head. "I hate that word." "She's just upset about Aphrodite passing away." "Grandma died over a year ago." "The doctor said that grief hits in stages, sometimes much later than the passing." Valentine stopped abruptly.MoreLess
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