I gave my daughter a Mercedes yesterday?"
Nathan looked at me surprise.
"When, Mom? I don't remember you giving me anything."
"I told you on the way to the hotel that I will be ordering a car."
"But I thought that was for you." I was clueless about what she was saying.
"No, honey, that was for you." She smiled mischievously. "I'm feeling hungry. Let's eat." She asked the waiter to bring the food. As usual, she had planned everything in advance. She planned for food, drinks and everything, exactly the way she planned my life.
"Mr. Brown, do you know this is the world's finest wine? It is from 1890 and cost three grand for a bottle."
"I didn't, but I'm not sure about the taste. I like Jack Daniels better than this." Nathan gave a piercing look to my mother. I again felt the flames passing between them. "If you don't mind, I would like to order one."
"But that just doesn't suit..." She gave a disappointed look at Nathan. I couldn't understand them both. It was like they had had a cold war going between them for ages, but they had never met before.
"Mom. What happened to your deal?" I wanted to change the subject to something else.
"It's going well, sweetheart. We are looking for an IT developer to build a website here. I interviewed many yesterday, but none were compatible for our requirements."
"You need realistic requirements," Nathan replied.
"It was quite the opposite, Mr. Brown. The candidates didn't have any sense. I don't find New York's people very professional."
"You don't know people here. They are warm and soft."
"You don't seem to be WARM and SOFT." She stressed his words.
I was feeling dizzy because of the ping-pong match going on between them. There was some serious tension going on between them and it was putting pressure on my chest. I wanted to scream, but I couldn't. "Nathan..." I tried to distract him."
"Yes, sweetheart?" He wrapped his hand around my shoulders, showing his affection. I was fine with that elsewhere, but he was doing it in front of my mom.
"I have some work to do. Can we get out of here?"
"Darling, no." My mom spoke with sharp voice. "I wanted to have a lunch with you."
"Sorry, Mom, I can't take it anymore." I wanted to run away from there."Nathan, are you coming with me?"
"Okay, let's go." He stood. I grabbed his hand and walked outside.
When we were on the porch, I asked him. "What was that?"
"Nothing. Just a discussion actually." he smiled.
"No, you don't normally take your sword out in discussions."
"If it's your mom, then it looks like I should always be ready."
"That's rude, Nathan."
"I am sorry, sweetie, if you felt like that. But she was going after me from the start. And Mason? What the hell was he doing there? He pissed me off, really. I promise I will be better next time." I looked in his eyes. He was telling me the truth. "I'm just plain confused here. What Mason was doing there?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen him for ages, and I didn't expect him to be here. And why did he leave early? That's another mystery," I commented.
"He better have some good reason behind this all." He clenched his hands into fists.
"I hope so, too." I didn't want them fighting together again. I saw the first glimpse of comfort in Nathan’s eyes when I told him how Mason changed my mind about meeting him. "I have to go back, Nathan. I will call you later." I waved goodbye and waited for him to leave before I headed back in.
I had to pass the lunch table to get to my room. "He is pathetic. No manners." My mother started firing as soon as I got in the restaurant.
"He is not like that, Mother. You threw him off from his usual cool. What happened to you back there? And why was Mason there?"
"That's none of your business, darling."
"Whatever, Mom. I'm going to my room. I need a good nap to calm down." I was irritated by all the drama. I walked straight to my room and fell on the bed, thinking about my life and my family.
Chapter 11
Trade Off
Nathan
I jumped out of my car. My
Nathan looked at me surprise.
"When, Mom? I don't remember you giving me anything."
"I told you on the way to the hotel that I will be ordering a car."
"But I thought that was for you." I was clueless about what she was saying.
"No, honey, that was for you." She smiled mischievously. "I'm feeling hungry. Let's eat." She asked the waiter to bring the food. As usual, she had planned everything in advance. She planned for food, drinks and everything, exactly the way she planned my life.
"Mr. Brown, do you know this is the world's finest wine? It is from 1890 and cost three grand for a bottle."
"I didn't, but I'm not sure about the taste. I like Jack Daniels better than this." Nathan gave a piercing look to my mother. I again felt the flames passing between them. "If you don't mind, I would like to order one."
"But that just doesn't suit..." She gave a disappointed look at Nathan. I couldn't understand them both. It was like they had had a cold war going between them for ages, but they had never met before.
"Mom. What happened to your deal?" I wanted to change the subject to something else.
"It's going well, sweetheart. We are looking for an IT developer to build a website here. I interviewed many yesterday, but none were compatible for our requirements."
"You need realistic requirements," Nathan replied.
"It was quite the opposite, Mr. Brown. The candidates didn't have any sense. I don't find New York's people very professional."
"You don't know people here. They are warm and soft."
"You don't seem to be WARM and SOFT." She stressed his words.
I was feeling dizzy because of the ping-pong match going on between them. There was some serious tension going on between them and it was putting pressure on my chest. I wanted to scream, but I couldn't. "Nathan..." I tried to distract him."
"Yes, sweetheart?" He wrapped his hand around my shoulders, showing his affection. I was fine with that elsewhere, but he was doing it in front of my mom.
"I have some work to do. Can we get out of here?"
"Darling, no." My mom spoke with sharp voice. "I wanted to have a lunch with you."
"Sorry, Mom, I can't take it anymore." I wanted to run away from there."Nathan, are you coming with me?"
"Okay, let's go." He stood. I grabbed his hand and walked outside.
When we were on the porch, I asked him. "What was that?"
"Nothing. Just a discussion actually." he smiled.
"No, you don't normally take your sword out in discussions."
"If it's your mom, then it looks like I should always be ready."
"That's rude, Nathan."
"I am sorry, sweetie, if you felt like that. But she was going after me from the start. And Mason? What the hell was he doing there? He pissed me off, really. I promise I will be better next time." I looked in his eyes. He was telling me the truth. "I'm just plain confused here. What Mason was doing there?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen him for ages, and I didn't expect him to be here. And why did he leave early? That's another mystery," I commented.
"He better have some good reason behind this all." He clenched his hands into fists.
"I hope so, too." I didn't want them fighting together again. I saw the first glimpse of comfort in Nathan’s eyes when I told him how Mason changed my mind about meeting him. "I have to go back, Nathan. I will call you later." I waved goodbye and waited for him to leave before I headed back in.
I had to pass the lunch table to get to my room. "He is pathetic. No manners." My mother started firing as soon as I got in the restaurant.
"He is not like that, Mother. You threw him off from his usual cool. What happened to you back there? And why was Mason there?"
"That's none of your business, darling."
"Whatever, Mom. I'm going to my room. I need a good nap to calm down." I was irritated by all the drama. I walked straight to my room and fell on the bed, thinking about my life and my family.
Chapter 11
Trade Off
Nathan
I jumped out of my car. My
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