Title: The Mom Test
Flavor: The Mothership is love.
Characters: Connie Rubirosa/Mike Cutter
Rating: G
Words: 108
Connie carved a spoonful of ice cream from the bowl and fed it to Mike, “I don’t want to become my mother.”
“Your mother is lovely.”
“You’ve never met.”
“We’ve talked on the phone.”
“Once or twice when you picked it up first.”
“You should let me meet your mother. I have the right credentials to pass the mom test. I don’t smoke. I have my own place. I’m a good lawyer. And most importantly, I love you. Does your mom like baseball? I can take her to a game.”
“She doesn’t like the Yankees.”
“Fine, I’ll sit through a Mets game. The sacrifices I make for love…”