MADISON'S POV
"Yeah. So how's work?"
"Hectic as hell but all good."
"Okay..I gotta go. I need to prepare for a school."
"Okay. Bye love."
"I'm not your girlfriend, Jamal. Bye anyways."
I dropped my phone on the kitchen counter and I continued my cooking .
"Mama..I want juice." Mitch said as he munched on his cookie.
"Okay..strawberry?" I asked and he nodded.
I took out his favourite strawberry flavored juice box from the freezer and gave it to him after opening it.
"One, two, three, four, five, seven...
"Jeez, Mitch that's not how to count the numbers."
"No no no, I know it mum."
"Okay. Read it"
"One, two, three, four, five..." he paused and looked and me. He giggled and looked away
"Come on, what's next after five?"
"Um...six?"
"Good boy. It's six. For that, you'll get a
