Chapter 208: Guests (3)
"Your mother has decided to spend some time away from your father and during some of that time, she wants to be here with us. She promises to give us some space and then she will move to her other home. I think it is right for us to let her stay," said Selene.
"It sounds like the two of you had a wonderful talk while I was not present. Why did this need to be brought up when I wasn’t around? What did you do today?" Xavier questioned, curious about their time together.
"It is not like she had it on her mind from the moment she showed up. She was trying to fix my problems with the ladies not inviting me to their social gatherings and after I told her that I am happy, she realised she wasn’t. It is only right you welcome her during this time," Selene said, hoping Xavier would go along with it.
"Why would either one of you think I wouldn’t allow her to stay here? I have already made the offer and I wouldn’t have done it if I wasn’t serious. I do like my mother, Selene. That should never be questioned," said Xavier.
Why they thought they needed to be careful with telling him was a mystery.
"Oh. Josephine thought you would be against her now that she was finally accepting the offer. I told her that she was worrying all for nothing. And here I thought I needed to convince you. I will show her to her room," Selene said, eager to help Josephine settle in.
"Wait," Xavier held Selene’s hand. "I am still in need of some convincing."
"I am not falling for that, Xavier. I would say you should have waited for my offer but then I wouldn’t like you needing to be convinced to have your mother stay here. Perhaps another time you might learn of how I planned to convince you. I must go," Selene said, smiling while Xavier frowned.
Just as Selene started to walk away from him, she remembered what she told Josephine.