Mom came to visit...

I have not seen my biological mother since Christmas. The other day on Facebook she messaged me saying she missed not seeing me and that she wanted to come up here. I told her I was going to have a pretty busy weekend but that we could do dinner on Friday nigh (last night). To my surprise she agreed. Usually she will send these messages and nothing ever becomes of it. She says she misses me but then never shows. As I waited for her to get to my apartment my stomach turned over and over. I felt so nauseous I could barely stand it. I heard the knock on the door and immediately my stomach sank. Seeing her was almost awkward. We went downstairs to get in the car only for me to see her husband with her. We do not get along. He always talks bad about my dad. On the way to the restaurant he yelled at my mom for throwing his drink away. Even though my mom and I do not have the best relationship I still couldn't stand to see him raise his voice at her. It took all that I had no to lose it. We stopped at a gas station and mom went inside to pay. I was stuck in complete silence in the car with my mom's husband. Things were dead quiet for a good long minute when all the sudden he broke down and told me how much he loved my mom and that he would not be able to imagine where he would be without her. Of course there was more to our conversation but that is the highlight. I could really tell that he was being sincere. I have always been about giving second chances. We all had a great supper together and a good lunch today. They are gone and I can truly say this is the first time I have actually missed my mom in a long time. I think things are well on their way to changing between her and I. I just hope I am not let down this time.