"Now, don't stay out too late." Caden's mother warned later that night before he left for his date.
"Mom, I'm a grown man." He slipped into his black leather jacket. It was cold earlier and now he was sure it'd be freezing.
"I know that." She pointed to her cheek. "Now, come over here and give your mother a kiss before you go."
He did as he was asked and then a sly smile spread across his face. Yes, he had a lot of his mother in him. "And I'll be sure to stay out very late."
She looked at him, her eyebrows raised, and then burst out laughing and pushed against his chest. "Oh, you-."
"Love you," he called out as he walked out the door.
"Love you more!" she called after him.
He walked out onto the front porch and pulled the door closed tightly behind him. It had started snowing again,
