( Jaxon)
I finished putting the clean sheets on the bed and stepped back to look at it. Kendall was still sitting there watching me with a smile on her face.
The room felt better. Cleaner. I grabbed the basket of dirty sheets and headed toward the door.
"I'm gonna find the laundry room," I said.
"It's downstairs by the kitchen," she said. "But you don't have to..."
"I want to."
She gave me that look again. The one that made my chest feel tight in a good way.
I was halfway down the stairs when my phone started ringing. I pulled it out and saw Mom's name on the screen. I almost ignored it but I knew she'd just keep calling.
"Hey Mom."
"Jaxon! How are you doing? We haven't heard from you at all."
I walked into the laundry room and started loading the sheets into the washer. "I'm go
