Redeeming 6 (Boys of Tommen, #4)

by Chloe Walsh

but this is one that I hope I can make right.” She looked me in the eyes then, imploring me to hear her when she said, “Don’t give up on him, Aoife. Please don’t give up on my boy.” The sincerity in her voice threw me, and it took me a few moments to gather my thoughts before I could respond. “Nothing you said about Joey changed anything for me,” I heard myself say. “I know your son is worth loving, worth saving, even if the rest of the world can’t see it.” Even if he can’t see it himself. “I know who he is, Marie—the kind of man he is—and I know his worth, so you can rest assured that nothing you”—I paused to cast a look of disgust in the direction of their car before continuing—“your husband, or anyone else, for that matter, have ever said or done has come close to making a dent in my feelings for him.” Even though I was being catty toward her and my tone was undisguisably bitchy, I watched as his mother visibly sagged in relief. “Thank you,” she whispered. “For loving my son. I know that it’s not easy at times.” “Loving your son is effortless,” I cut her off by saying, pushing my damp hair out of my eyes. “It’s getting him to love himself that’s the hard part.”