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where things go."
"Oh yeah? What does he have to say about Carly?" she asked.
"He doesn't know about her yet."
"You need to tell him soon, Lou. If things get serious with him, he deserves to know. Not every man is willing to raise someone else's child."
**
"Liz, what do you think I should do?" I asked, switching the phone from one ear to the other.
"I think you should go with your gut, Lou, but I agree with Charlie that you need to tell Carson about Carly. He deserves to know so he can decide if he wants to be an active part of your lives or not. Regardless of what idiocy Charlie spewed about Derek, she's definitely on the right track with Carson."
I sighed. Telling Carson about Carly was something I felt like I needed to do on one hand, but on the other, I wanted to get to know him better and see what kind of a role model he would be for her. I didn't even feel like I knew him all that well myself, and I was concerned about putting her on his radar. Although, if I was completely honest with myself, that was pretty much just a lie I told myself so I could feel better about keeping it from him until I could work up the nerve to be honest.
"I know you're right," I said, "it's just going to be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do," I said thinking about the conversation Carson and I had had where we agreed not to keep things from each other.
"Listen Lou, if he's the kind of guy you think he is, it won't matter to him at all. He'll accept her and he'll be thrilled to have her in his life, along with you. You'll see."
As I thanked Liz for her advice and hung up the phone, I prayed that she was right about Carson, and that he wouldn't disappoint me when I finally told him about Carly.
Just then the phone rang in my hand and I looked down to see Derek calling. Rolling my eyes I ignored it. It's like his ears were burning or something.
Chapter 13
Carson
The weekend flew by in a flash. Friday after work I'd spent looking for apartments again, and not having any luck.
Lou's sister was in town for a visit and had the whole weekend planned out already since she'd never been to Savannah before in her adult life. I was a little frustrated because I had just found Lou again and wasn't ready to let her out of my sight yet, but I also didn't want to come off as overly possessive since I got the idea that she'd had enough of that with her ex.
I thought about staying in Savannah to hang out with Caroline for the weekend but she wasn't up for being very good company. Apparently Luke's mother was less than accepting of her relationship with Luke because Caroline had previously been engaged to Luke's brother Mark.
It was a complicated story but Caroline saw Luke's mother's rejection of her as the last straw, and she was refusing to see reason. I talked with her until I was blue in the face, trying to convince her that it didn't matter what Luke's mom thought as long as she and Luke loved each other.
She wasn't in the mood to listen to reason so I packed a bag and hightailed it to Bluffton to help my parents clean out the last few closets in my grandmother's house, tossing out the junk and setting aside anything with a potential value.
By the time I made it back to Savannah on Sunday I was thoroughly exhausted. I'd hit the shower, texted Lou goodnight with no response, and crawled into my bed. I passed out as soon as my face hit the pillow.
After my Monday morning run and my second cup of coffee, I found myself seated behind my desk wondering how long I should wait before calling Lou. Not having seen her in three days, I was chomping at the bit for some contact, and knowing she was just a floor above me was making me anxious.
Fuck it.
I decided to send her and e-mail. That way, in case she was busy, she could answer it in her own time.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Singing The Blues
Lou,
I hope you and Charlie enjoyed your weekend together.
It's been three days
"Oh yeah? What does he have to say about Carly?" she asked.
"He doesn't know about her yet."
"You need to tell him soon, Lou. If things get serious with him, he deserves to know. Not every man is willing to raise someone else's child."
**
"Liz, what do you think I should do?" I asked, switching the phone from one ear to the other.
"I think you should go with your gut, Lou, but I agree with Charlie that you need to tell Carson about Carly. He deserves to know so he can decide if he wants to be an active part of your lives or not. Regardless of what idiocy Charlie spewed about Derek, she's definitely on the right track with Carson."
I sighed. Telling Carson about Carly was something I felt like I needed to do on one hand, but on the other, I wanted to get to know him better and see what kind of a role model he would be for her. I didn't even feel like I knew him all that well myself, and I was concerned about putting her on his radar. Although, if I was completely honest with myself, that was pretty much just a lie I told myself so I could feel better about keeping it from him until I could work up the nerve to be honest.
"I know you're right," I said, "it's just going to be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do," I said thinking about the conversation Carson and I had had where we agreed not to keep things from each other.
"Listen Lou, if he's the kind of guy you think he is, it won't matter to him at all. He'll accept her and he'll be thrilled to have her in his life, along with you. You'll see."
As I thanked Liz for her advice and hung up the phone, I prayed that she was right about Carson, and that he wouldn't disappoint me when I finally told him about Carly.
Just then the phone rang in my hand and I looked down to see Derek calling. Rolling my eyes I ignored it. It's like his ears were burning or something.
Chapter 13
Carson
The weekend flew by in a flash. Friday after work I'd spent looking for apartments again, and not having any luck.
Lou's sister was in town for a visit and had the whole weekend planned out already since she'd never been to Savannah before in her adult life. I was a little frustrated because I had just found Lou again and wasn't ready to let her out of my sight yet, but I also didn't want to come off as overly possessive since I got the idea that she'd had enough of that with her ex.
I thought about staying in Savannah to hang out with Caroline for the weekend but she wasn't up for being very good company. Apparently Luke's mother was less than accepting of her relationship with Luke because Caroline had previously been engaged to Luke's brother Mark.
It was a complicated story but Caroline saw Luke's mother's rejection of her as the last straw, and she was refusing to see reason. I talked with her until I was blue in the face, trying to convince her that it didn't matter what Luke's mom thought as long as she and Luke loved each other.
She wasn't in the mood to listen to reason so I packed a bag and hightailed it to Bluffton to help my parents clean out the last few closets in my grandmother's house, tossing out the junk and setting aside anything with a potential value.
By the time I made it back to Savannah on Sunday I was thoroughly exhausted. I'd hit the shower, texted Lou goodnight with no response, and crawled into my bed. I passed out as soon as my face hit the pillow.
After my Monday morning run and my second cup of coffee, I found myself seated behind my desk wondering how long I should wait before calling Lou. Not having seen her in three days, I was chomping at the bit for some contact, and knowing she was just a floor above me was making me anxious.
Fuck it.
I decided to send her and e-mail. That way, in case she was busy, she could answer it in her own time.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Singing The Blues
Lou,
I hope you and Charlie enjoyed your weekend together.
It's been three days
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