Mom Makes a Leap

Tyson

I jogged downstairs, checking the time on my watch. We were running late. I never realized how much extra time it took to get two women out the door on time. Well, one woman and one young lady. I walked into the kitchen to see if they were in there. They weren’t. I walked down the hall, popped my head into the living room, and discovered it was empty as well.

“Mae!” I hollered. “Hayden!”

“I’m in my room!” Hayden called back.

I rolled my eyes. “We need to go!”

Mae came out of the office we both shared. “We’re fine.”

“Mae, you said I couldn’t let you be late. I’m trying to stick to that promise. Why does it take so long to get ready?”

She frowned. “She’s thirteen. There are at least four wardrobe changes that have to happen and then there is hair and makeup.”

“Makeup? What the hell is she doing wearing makeup?”

Mae gave me a kiss on the cheek. “She wears very little makeup. She asked if it was okay and I said yes.”

I felt like an overprotective father. Or an overprotective brother