Chapter 322: Stairs
There were things in life that just were never supposed to happen. Fish swimming on land. Snakes with fur. Babies born not only talking, but already asking for a cup of coffee instead of milk to help them deal with the stresses of life.
And among those things that were not supposed to happen, Emily was adding a new one.
Cassandra Haven walking up a flight of stairs.
Never in her life had Emily thought that such a thing would happen. Sure, with Derek she could see him doing that. The two of them had gone up and down the stairs at Haven Group headquarters together before. But his mother, from the little that Emily had seen of her, was not a person made for stairs, and it showed.
Walking a few steps ahead of them, Cassandra looked as though the stairs were offending her simply by being there.
Every few minutes she paused and looked over the railing. Staring down at the stairs that they had already climbed. A triumphant look on her face, as though reminding them that they had been conquered. It was kind of funny. It reminded Emily of Derek sometimes. He often had the same haughty look when defeating someone who had thought that they could best him at something. But as funny as it was, it also served to show Emily that Derek’s mother was serious.
Cassandra Haven was clearly not enjoying taking the stairs, but she was doing it anyways for the sake of her son.
She was making her way up the stairs to Emily’s apartment, all so that she could apologize to Emily’s mother. She did not like the physical activity one bit. But for the sake of her son, she was still doing it. That spoke of love, of care, and it cemented the fact that Cassandra Haven cared about Derek more than anything.
It was clear that she thought that taking the stairs was beneath her. But the fact that she was still doing it, that made her alright in Emily’s book.