Chapter 27: Lydia

Damian's mother is everything he promised and more. She's asked me to call her Mom or Dixy. The only similarities in the two are their matching dimples. She's wearing a loose flowing gauzy dress similar to the ones I prefer when I'm not in the club. She's plump in a soft hugs kind of way and she immediately puts me at ease.

She reaches up and pinches Damian's cheek after the introductions. "My boy here is smitten with you and thought he would need my help convincing you that he's a good catch." Damian groans and rolls his eyes. "None of that, young man. I'm about to point out that you have your faults but any woman would be crazy to turn down the opportunity to train you," she says with a little added steel in her voice that makes me smile.

I give a nervous laugh because she clearly has Damian's stubbornness. "I'm sorry for not changing before meeting you. Your son seemed to think he was on a schedule."

She takes my hands in hers and looks me up and down before commenting. "You're l