Not So Fast

Nolan’s POV

“I’m fine, it’s nothing much.”

“No, son, don’t joke with your health.” Sylvia Croft said, grabbing my arm and giving it a gentle squeeze.

“Come on, mom. I still have meetings to catch up with, you can’t tie me down here. I’m grown enough to decide for myself.” Slowly, my mom’s hands released around mine, a simple sign that she was done arguing.

“You know I don’t mean it that way,” I ad