Chapter 17

Colin was stepping out of the shower later at night after he had gone to drop Becky at home when his mom summoned him to her room from the intercom. "Colin Blake, come right now!"

"Mom, what is the problem?" She never called his full name, except there was some trouble.

"Colin Blake," she repeated. "Come right this minute."

"Okay, give me a minute. I just stepped out of the shower. I need to get dressed."  

Mrs. Blake disconnected the line.

"Eunice called me," she pointed her phone at Colin the moment he entered his parents' bedroom. She was referring to Eric's mother. "She was congratulating me about your forthcoming wedding with Becky. Why did you tell your friends at the workshop that you are planning to wed Becky?"

"No." He shook his head. "No, I only introduced her to a few people as my fiance, I said nothing about planning a wedding to anyone."

"Why do you have to introduce her to people in the first place?" His Mom retorted.