I wake up expecting the night before to be a dream, but when I roll over and grab my phone off my nightstand, I'm elated to see a text from Kai.
Good morning, beautiful. See you soon.
My heart leaps with excitement. It's real. It was all real. Finally.
"Mara?" My mom calls out, knocking on my bedroom door. "Are you up yet?"
I hurry to the door and open it wearing a huge smile on my face. My perceptive mother immediately finds it odd.
She raises a brow.
"Yes, beautiful mother?" I ask in a sing-song voice.
"What happened?" she asks, still wearing the same look of confusion on her face.
I sigh dreamily. "Kai Sweeney happened."
Her face hardens at the mention of his name, but before she has a chance to speak, I beat her to it. "We're finally a thing."
"A thing?" she asks, eyein
