“Hi Cloe, Nice to see you again.” He greeted my mom politely. “Hi Mia.” He greeted me too and I just said a quiet ‘Hi’. “Hi Ryan, thank you for inviting us.” she said to him with a warm smile and he let us in. He gave me a quick kiss and closed the door behind us. “This way,” he said, and walked forward towards the dining room. There was a beautiful woman preparing the table. She looked at us with a warm, genuine smile and wiped her hands in her apron. “Hi there, welcome to the neighbourhood.” She said kindly and shook our hands. “Hi, thank you for the invitation, you have a nice home.” Mom said to her with a genuine smile on her own. “Thank you, you are Mia, I assume.” She said and came to give me a hug. “Welcome to the family darling. Ryan talks about you all the time.” She said, an