"Your mother wants to see you. When will you be available to come home?" Michael said, leaning back in his chair after his discussion with Mark.

"I'm busy," Mark replied without skipping a beat. "I won't be available to come over."

"You are busy, or you don't want to meet with your mother?" Micheal questioned knowingly, making Mark let out a long sigh.

"You know how it is. Every time I go there, it’s the same thing. She just—”

“She’s your mother,” Michael interrupted, his ...