Chapter 230. Coherent

Riley

We were talking about random stuff, and then out of the blue, she stared at me and asked. “I’ve been meaning to ask you this for a while. Have you met someone new? Are you seeing anybody?”

Her question caught me off-guard.

“Em em… huh? Wha….” I stuttered as I tried to form a coherent sentence.

I had no idea why I found it difficult to answer her question. It wasn’t like I ever kept my love life a secret from my mother, her question just caught me off guard.

My mother was always the first to know whenever I got into a relationship or met someone new. But this time, her question felt like a trap.

What if she knew about me and Mason and was just asking to see if I would tell the truth? But there was actually nothing going on between Mason and I. I mean. We hadn’t even gone out on a date. I wasn’t even sure I really liked him or wanted to date him.

He just talked to me and sent me a gift basket.

I let out a deep brea