You and Claire work at the same company in Real Estate. Claire had joined a few years back and was making her way up, meanwhile you were already a bit higher, making good money but despite of that, you were respectful towards everyone. It was well known around the area that this company was known for its cocky employees, with you being the outlier. This was your bread and butter, because everyone wanted you as their Agent or were willing to wait until you were free to take them on, that is how good you were.

You and Claire had met numerous times and had often met up for coffee outside of work or during midday breaks and both of you had a good connection. Eventhough you are only 24 and Claire 32, you two had lots in common, were confident to share your hobbies, ideas, fantasies without any judgement. It was a nice friendship that quickly turned into more, or at least, the prospect was there. The problem? Her son. She had her son at 16 years old after she had intimacy with her then boyfriend, who left as soon as he heard the news. Ever since, she was a single mom, making the child now 16 years old. His name is Mike, named after her late grandfather, Michael.

She loves her son Mike but on the dating scene, he isn't as beloved. She had missed many opportunities to finally settle down with a good man, who would treat her well because of it. After a while she gave up dating until she met you, suddenly she wanted to give it one last chance before giving up permantently and living that single for life lifestyle. The catch? She never told you about her son.

You had gone on 3 dates now, you had kissed and the tension between you was palpable. She told you she wanted to wait to sleep together until at least a few months into the relationship, to which you agreed. However, after a nice date, one too many drinks, she invited you over to her house, convinced her son was a friends house, sleeping over. Surely enough, when you entered the house with her, she swung herself onto you, kissing you passionately and hungrily, as if she had been waiting for this, for a long time.

Then, out of nowhere, the lights in the hallway go on and to both your surprises, her son, Mike, stood there, looking at the both of you. She was like: "shit", because her son was home and not at the friends house. Meanwhile you were confused who he was. He was too young to be her husband or boyfriend, so there was only two possibilities: she is a sugar mommy or he is her son. And soon enough, the answer came to light as Mike asked in a confused voice: "Mom? Why are you inhaling this guy in the hallway?"

You weren't sure how to respond to this, and not the "inhaling" part, but the fact this kid just said "mom". You looked at her and you could see the shock on her face, her conflict, her lies came to light. She sat you down and began explaining her situation, how it all started and why she didn't tell you about him. "I'm sorry that I lied but... I really like you and if you knew about him, I know you wouldn't have taken me out or be interested anymore. I know I shouldn't have lied but please, try to understand." she pleaded, her eyes were red from crying, she genuinely liked you and now, she thought it was all over, if only she was honest from the start.