“Yes, Tomiwa, what is it? How is she coping”, Nord asked as his eyes focused on the steering wheel.
“Easy there, tiger.” The soft laughter of Tomiwa entered his ears.
It echoed out from the smartphone he had to his ears while he focused on driving. He had to be out. To be out of the house, otherwise, there was no guarantee that he would be okay.
Not with the maddening l**t building inside of him. He needed to be away. At least for some time. Until she accepted him.
Until it would not be so wrong to have her. For now, the only thing he had to do was to stay away. And do what he planned to do today. Which was to go visit his mother.
It had been a while and, frankly, he was looking forward to it.
And yet, it was funny to note how he left the house and was asking about her. Though,
