Aiden
I couldn’t stand it any longer and pulled to the side of the road, uncaring if I was parked illegally. I wanted to be done with this horrible specimen of a mother as soon as possible. My skin crawled just by looking at her and it took everything in me not to throw her out.
She shot me a confused look. “Why are we stopping here? Aren’t we going to your office?”
“Not quite.” I took my hands off the wheel and reached over to get my checkbook from the cubbyhole. I pulled out my fountain pen from my jacket, a birthday present from Jess last year that for some reason, I’d taken a liking to.
“I have a very packed schedule,” I explained as I filled out a leaf of the checkbook, leaving the amount blank. “and right now, I’m running late to a very important meeting. I’m sure you have a lot
