Chapter 54

Riley POV

“You know, son. There was a time when I started to believe that I wouldn’t see this moment.” My Mom says as she comes to stand next to me. “What do you mean?” She gives me a warm smile before nodding her head towards the piano where Julia is standing with her arms around my little girl as they watch my Grandfather play the piano. “You with a family. I’d always hoped that I’d get to be a grandma one day but after what happened with... Well, I didn’t get the impression that you wanted to have that anymore, but I’m so glad that you did. I’m so glad that you went with your gut when you met Julia.”

One thing I’ve always been able to rely on my mum for is her honesty, and right now hearing her say all those things makes me insanely grateful for that trade in her. “I didn’t think I would either. If truth be told Mom, I knew that there was something special about her the first time I saw her, but I fought it and yet, suddenly, I was seeing her all the time witho