In Your Time
Chapter 9
It was a while before Elizabeth was home. Of course she wanted to know all about my first day of school. I told her all about it. I even included what Braden did for me. She was over the moon about it. After changing into more comfortable clothes, I went downstairs to help Elizabeth cook. George finally came home while we were still cooking. After the food was ready, we had dinner together. Elizabeth was so happy about Braden helping me, that he got an extra serving of meat and dessert.
"I'm glad you're actually helping Phoenix at school, but if anyone asks, I'm still telling them that she's my daughter-in-law," Elizabeth threatened sweetly.
"Mom!" Braden protested.
"What? Do you have a girlfriend I don't know about?" Elizabeth questioned. Braden sighed before slumping in defeat.
"No," he answered.
"Is there another girl you like?" Elizabeth asked. Braden shook his head as his eyes went to the table.
watched them, or ignored them. Still, it was kind of embarrassing that Elizabeth was shipping us so hard. Honestly, I think she just wanted to see Braden in a relationship. She told me when we went shopping that she'd only met one of Braden's friends. He seemed pretty popular at school, but those
name of one of his songs on
hit me. Braden wrote all the music by himself on his debut
teenage son?" Braden's words pulled me out of my thoughts. He was
some truth behind her words. She worried about her son and whether or not, he was meeting good people and thinking about his future. I wouldn't put it past Elizabeth to
you given any thought to what you want to do after high school?" George finally
yet," he answered
I smiled absentmindedly at the same time. The family paused as they looked at me. I watched their faces as I tried to read them. It was something I shouldn't have said out loud. It was a fact from the future that I shouldn't have revealed. I was having a hard time keeping my mouth shut. If I didn't figure out how to keep the future a secret, there
music?" Braden asked. I laughed awkwardly