Chapter 81

Meeting Her Future Mother Carolyn "Are you nervous?" Mrs. Barlow asked as she entered my room. I winced, wishing that it wasn't that obvious. I had thought that I had tried to mask it. I turned to her. "Can you tell?" I winced. Even my voice sounded strange to my ears. She snorted. "Even a small kid in Middletown would be able to tell that you are scared of something. It's all over you." I nodded. She was right. I was scared but doing my best to make sure no one knows that I was. I was worried that Ryan's mum wouldn't like me. I was worried that she would ask questions that I couldn't answer. I was worried that I would make a slip and all hell would break loose from there. I sighed. I didn't want anything to go wrong. I didn't want to lose Ryan. Mrs. Barlow stepped closer and placed a hand on my shoulder. I jumped at the contact and she chuckled at how tense I was. "Relax. Sue isn't going to eat you up. She is one of the kindest women I know in Middletown." I nodded, choos