Free Daddy Taught Me Better by Ebony Page B

for trying when she sees a handsome man. She is a pretty girl.”
    “You see what you said ma, she a pretty girl. I guess that’s all she has to offer. When I give a woman my time like that it has to be more to her than just her looks. Looks are superficial; ultimately you end up getting old like you.”
    I busted out with laughter after that one, and only laughed harder when my mother slapped me upside the head.
    “I’m only playing with you ma,” I said.
    “Oh, I know you are because you haven’t introduced me to one of your women that looked better than me and I don’t get old, I better with time like fine wine.”
    “Ma you being lame right now that saying is so old.”
    My mother couldn’t help but laugh as she punched the first address into my GPS system for our first location that we were going to view. I always enjoyed hanging out with my mother because it was never a dull moment. I could talk to her like she was my best friend, she educated me on how to become a legit and successful man but would never overlook when I was moving wrong, and she corrected me when she saw the error in my ways. My mom had found some really nice properties right along the Jupiter shoreline that were all going into foreclosure or was going to be put up for the governmental auction due to the taxes being in arrears. My mother and I were at the third location and I still couldn’t get my head in the game. I yes ma’am my mother with every question that she was asking. Usually, I would be the one asking all the questions, but all the answers that I needed from the questions that was messing with my mental today could only come from one person and that was Kasey. 
    “Son what’s going on with you today, your body here with me but your mind checked out on me two houses ago.” My mother questioned me with a concerned look on her face.
    “I’m just a little tired that’s all ma, we don’t have to look at the other properties I trust your judgement. Whatever you decide is cool with me.” I answered. “Apollo don’t look me in my face and lie to me, I held you in my womb for nine months. I know when there is something bothering you. So let’s leave here and go get some lunch and you can ponder on how you are going to tell me what’s bothering you. I know it has to be serious if you didn’t come out and tell me directly.”
    I just nodded my head as I led the way out of the house and escorted my mom out to the car. No words were exchanged between my mother and I while we were in the car. I was indecisive on whether to tell my mother everything that happened and my true feelings. It would be my first time actually speaking about how I truly felt. I had so many feelings embedded in me right now I felt like a pipe that was ready to burst due to the pressure. One thing for sure my mother would never steer me wrong. Since we were already in Jupiter I decided for us to go to The Food Shack, it was rated as the number one restaurant in Jupiter. When we made our way in the restaurant, I asked the hostess if she could seat us somewhere that we would be able to have some privacy. The hostess nodded her head as she sat us in a secluded section in the restaurant.
    I still remained quiet as I watched my mother stare at me, eye to eye contact. It’s like she was telling me that I can let my guard down and tell her what has been so heavy on my heart and on my mind. The waitress came over and placed glasses of water with lemon in them and asked for our drink orders. I told the waitress that we would also be placing our food order at that time as well because I did not want us interrupted repeatedly. We gave the waitress our food orders and she let us know she would bring our drinks out with our food as a way to limit the interruptions.
    I let out a long sigh. “Look mom I’m in love with Kasey and I have been since the day I laid eyes on her.” I finally confessed to my mother.
    My mom began to choke on her water.  “Lord have mercy