My mom and I sat in an uncomfortable silence for about a minute before I decided to break it because the silence was honestly killing me.
This is my mom.
This is a woman who has been there for me my entire life, a woman who I've been hoping and praying will come home soon so that we can be a family again and here she is sitting in front of me and we're acting like we're two strangers.
"So, what did you wanna talk to me about?"
"Do I need a reason to wanna talk to my baby, Rebecca?"
She asks with a smile and I shake my head as I look down at my fidgeting fingers.
"You don't have to be nervous around me, Becks"
My mom says barely above a whisper as she places her hand on top of mine.
I look up at her and see her smiling at me sadly.
"I'm not nervous, mom, I...I just have a lot I wan
