Seeing your baby grow up was one of the hardest things that Karla could imagine as a parent. Seeing them grow up when they had a potentially life threatening illness was probably just that little bit harder. But what did help to make it less difficult for her as a mom was seeing this gorgeous guy there with her son, caring for him. Richie assured her that he was, in fact, in the best of hands, and the sweet smile that passed between him and Adrian told her that he wasn't just saying that. He'd been well cared for by his boyfriend in her absence, and Karla wasn't one of those moms who felt like her boy didn't need her anymore just because he was in good hands when he was away from her. She didn't care if it was her or Adrian taking care of him so long as he was looked after. "Not exactly the meet-the-mom scenario that I think any of us envisioned, but it's definitely one that tells me straight up that your boyfriend here has your best interest at heart. And that goes a long way with me." She gave Richie a knowing mom smile, letting him know that she definitely didn't have a problem with Adrian. In fact, she really liked the young man.
"Trust me, none of us are faulting you for being scared," Karla reassured Adrian with an understanding nod. "It's one of the scariest things in the world... especially the first time you go through it. Honestly, even now, years after the first time I saw it, it still scares the hell out of me. The first time he bled like that, he was 8 years old at a little league game. Caught a baseball in his face, and it was more of a bloodbath than the last Harry Potter book" -- a fact Karla would know because she and Richie had read all the books together when he was growing up. He'd even dressed up as Harry Potter for Halloween one year and insisted Karla be Hermione because she had curly hair and was one of his best friends... little boy logic. "It doesn't get easy to see him hurting and in a bad way like that, but it does get easier when you know what to do and can get him the help he needs quickly. I'm glad you know now, but being told in advance probably would've helped," she said, giving Richie a mom-stare.
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"Trust me, none of us are faulting you for being scared," Karla reassured Adrian with an understanding nod. "It's one of the scariest things in the world... especially the first time you go through it. Honestly, even now, years after the first time I saw it, it still scares the hell out of me. The first time he bled like that, he was 8 years old at a little league game. Caught a baseball in his face, and it was more of a bloodbath than the last Harry Potter book" -- a fact Karla would know because she and Richie had read all the books together when he was growing up. He'd even dressed up as Harry Potter for Halloween one year and insisted Karla be Hermione because she had curly hair and was one of his best friends... little boy logic. "It doesn't get easy to see him hurting and in a bad way like that, but it does get easier when you know what to do and can get him the help he needs quickly. I'm glad you know now, but being told in advance probably would've helped," she said, giving Richie a mom-stare.