Chapter 67

Chapter 0067 “A habit? Seriously?” I called after him. “Then maybe don’t force me to go out to a fancy restaurant with you and your family. I didn’t really have much of a choice in my attire.”

He didn’t reply, he got back into the backseat of the car, slamming the door shut behind him. led and marched to my front door. I reached into my bag to grab my set of keys. Unlocking the door, I pushed it open to peer into my dark house, sighing I turned back to see that the car was still there; he never drove away until I was securely in the house. It was one of the things I appreciated about Gavin Landry; it made me think that maybe he did care.

As soon as I got inside, the car drove off and I let out the breath I hadn’t known I was holding. My entire body trembled, and I held his coat tightly around me, inhaling deeply.

It smelled just like him.

The next day.

“What are we going to practice today?” Matt asked as we made our way outside. We finished doing his homework and I promised him we would go outside for some extra training.

“I was thinking we could practice defense,” I answered. “I think you need to learn to better protect yourself in case of an emergency. A rogue attack could happen at any time.”

**Our warriors are the best; they would never let any rogues in our borders,” Matt said, his voice filled with pride.

“Maybe so, but but you can never be too careful Master Matthew,” I teased.

He smirked but he didn’t argue.

I showed him some of the new moves that I’ve been working on in my own defense classes and he mimicked the moves almost flawlessly. I have to say, I was pretty impressed with his level of expertise. “Wow,” I said as he blocked my attack for what felt like the hundredth time. “You are really good at this.”

“Defense was one of the things my father taught me,” he explained with a shrug. “He also said I needed to be prepared for anything.”

“Well, he’s a wise man,” I said, grabbing a water bottle from the ice bucket I set out for our training session. I handed Matt a water and then grabbed one for myself.

“He is,” Matt said thoughtfully. “He’s the best when he’s around.”

I gave him a sympathetic look.

“Do you wish he could be around more often?”

He stared down at the water bottle, fiddling mindlessly with the cap.

“It would be nice,” he murmured. “But I get that he’s busy...”

+25 BONUS Chapter 0067 I put my hand on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze.

“I’m sorry, Matt,” I told him sincerely.

He kept his eyes fixed on the water bottle and I could tell something was weighing on his mind. I wondered if it still had to do with his father, or if it was something else.

“Is there something else wrong?” I asked.

He looked a bit sheepish, and his cheeks turned pink.

“Kind of,” he murmured. “I might have gotten in trouble at school today... and now they want to have a parent–teacher conference.”

“Does Gavin know?” I asked.

Matt shook his head and looked up at me.

“He’ll be so mad if he found out,” Matt said in a hoarse whisper. “I can’t tell him.”

“Well, if you don’t tell him, then what are you going to do? Your teachers are expecting your parent there.”

He nodded and then he took a deep breath.

“I was wondering if maybe you could be my mom for the conference...”

I raised my brows.

“But Matt, I’m not your mom,” I reminded him.

“I know that,” he said quickly. “But you could pretend Just for the conference!”

“Your father would kill us both if he found out about this,” I said, shaking my head. “I can’t risk my job Η “You aren’t going to get fired, Judy. You are the first tutor that I actually like. My dad won’t risk losing you,” Matt told me. “Please, Judy. He won’t have to know if we don’t tell him. If he finds out about me getting in trouble, he’ll disown me.”

I smiled at him.

“He would never do that, Matt,” I assured him.

“I can’t lose him...” I saw the panic in his eyes, and I furrowed my brows, wondering where this was coming from. “Please, help me...”

Staring into his pleading and desperate eyes, my heart tugged for the young boy. I sighed and then I finally nodded.

“Okay, I’ll help you, Matt. I’ll pretend to be your mother.”