She laughed even harder now. I didn’t know how to react. I was in shock. I snapped and yelled.Me: Shut the door, mom!And she snapped out of it, said...sorry while laughing, and closed the door. She left the towel to hang by the door. I dried myself, covered my lower half with the towel, and went out. And there she was by the kitchen table, sipping her morning tea.She was beautiful, all right! And sexy too! She gave birth to me when she was only 19. Now 19 years later, there she was with her tea,. Her name is Beth - that isn't what she's called on here, but I reckon some blokes might figure out who it is once they've read this. We had been chatting on here for some time and I thought it was time we met. I've been working down south a lot and hadn't had time, but I was back in Birmingham to seal a property deal and knew I should have a day free, once we'd signed on the dotted line.So we chatted, made the plans, and I booked a suite at a city centre hotel for her, and went to do my little. ..well ex-boyfriend isn’t much of a drinker and he didn’t really like me going out without him.” Isla hastily finished her drink, not wanting to appear like a wuss.“Sounds like a wet blanket.” Chloe signaled to the bartender and he brought them two more.“Yeah...I guess” Isla said, looking rather sad.“Oh no. Sorry I asked. Let’s dance. It seems like you could use a distraction.”Chloe grabbed her drink with one hand and Isla’s hand with the other. Isla grabbed her new drink and reluctantly. ’ she said sadly. ‘Oh … I’m sorry,’ Mom said. ‘Where are you living now?’ ‘I’m renting a basement place up on the north side. It’s kind of a dump, but it’s all I can afford.’ She didn’t sound bitter, she was just reciting a fact. ‘And you, Jurgen?’ mother continued. ‘Where are you living?’ ‘I haf a room in a boarding house near ze docks. It is adequate for me,’ he said quietly. ‘Humpf,’ was mother’s only comment. ‘That was one fine meal, Mrs. Williams,’ Shelly said after a silence. ‘Ja … very.