names?”
Chapter 10
Ryan
My eyes widen when she asks this question. I’m not sure if she’ll be upset about what I named the girl s, but I chose their names because of Brynn. Riley and Harper had always been the names that Brynn wanted to give to her own daughters when she had them.
When Amber abandoned us at the hospital, I was in charge of giving my beautiful girls names, and when I first saw their sweet, innocent faces, I thought of my Brynn and what she would have wanted to call them.
“Ryan? What’s wrong?” I look up at Brynn’s confused face and shift in my seat, not sure if she is going to be thrilled or pissed. “Well, I’m not sure how you’re going to react to this, so I’ll just say it.” I say, cringing.
“Their names are Riley Brynn and Harper Marie. Riley was born first; about three minutes before Harper.” I pause, watching Brynn’s face go blank and her eyes widen at me. She is silent for a few minutes and I am sure she is pissed at me, but then she starts to wipe at her cheeks. Is she crying?
“Brynnie? Are you okay? I hope I didn’t upset you.” What she does next throws me for a loop. She leans forward and kisses me. I feel a shock inside my body that I have never felt before. It’s like fireworks are going off in every limb. Her kiss is soft and sweet, but as soon as it begins, it ends and I instantly miss the connection.
It ta kes me a few seconds to get my head to break through the fog she has just caused, and then I shake my head and say “What was that for?” She smiles and clears her throat. “That is the sweetest thing I have ever heard, Ryan. Can I ask why you named them that? And why you gave the girls my name for middle names?”
Ah, yes. “Well, Brynn Marie Harris” I say with a smirk and look down at my hands, “even before they were born, Amber had checked out of the whole parenting thing, and when they were born she wanted nothing to do with them. She left without ever seeing them and checked herself out of the hospital while I was gone. I was left with all of the fun tasks that come along with new parenting, including naming them both. The only thing I could think of was the names that you had told me you loved for girls when we were younger and I used to make fun of you for naming your imaginary children.” I look up at her and crinkle my nose at her and she giggles at me.
“So, I can’t thank you enough for being girly and naming your fake children because, in essence, you named mine.” I smile wide just thinking of my beautiful little girls. “But that doesn’t explain the middle names you gave them. I mean, you could have given them your mom’s middle name or your grandmothers’ names. Why me?” She looks so confused, but I see this as the perfect opportunity to tell her exactly how I have felt about her since middle school.
“I gave them your name as their middle names because it was a tribute to the girl I loved more than anything in the world. I still do, Brynnie. I have always loved you. ” I squint, waiting for her reaction, but she just has a blank look on her face and her eyes are watery, so I continue.
“ I wanted my girls to have a small piece of the most perfect girl in the world. I thought you and I would be together in the end; that you would get rid of Jake and I would leave Amber, but I found out that Amber had wanted to get pregnant and rope me in because she thought she wanted to be married. When she told me she was pregnant, I panicked. I knew that I had to do what was expected of me as a man and get married to her, but I knew that I would also be giving up what I wanted with you and you would marry someone else and start your life.
“ That scared the shit out of me, Brynn. You were always mine and I couldn’t stomach the thought of you married to someone else. I know that sounds selfish because we never had anything, but as
Chapter 10
Ryan
My eyes widen when she asks this question. I’m not sure if she’ll be upset about what I named the girl s, but I chose their names because of Brynn. Riley and Harper had always been the names that Brynn wanted to give to her own daughters when she had them.
When Amber abandoned us at the hospital, I was in charge of giving my beautiful girls names, and when I first saw their sweet, innocent faces, I thought of my Brynn and what she would have wanted to call them.
“Ryan? What’s wrong?” I look up at Brynn’s confused face and shift in my seat, not sure if she is going to be thrilled or pissed. “Well, I’m not sure how you’re going to react to this, so I’ll just say it.” I say, cringing.
“Their names are Riley Brynn and Harper Marie. Riley was born first; about three minutes before Harper.” I pause, watching Brynn’s face go blank and her eyes widen at me. She is silent for a few minutes and I am sure she is pissed at me, but then she starts to wipe at her cheeks. Is she crying?
“Brynnie? Are you okay? I hope I didn’t upset you.” What she does next throws me for a loop. She leans forward and kisses me. I feel a shock inside my body that I have never felt before. It’s like fireworks are going off in every limb. Her kiss is soft and sweet, but as soon as it begins, it ends and I instantly miss the connection.
It ta kes me a few seconds to get my head to break through the fog she has just caused, and then I shake my head and say “What was that for?” She smiles and clears her throat. “That is the sweetest thing I have ever heard, Ryan. Can I ask why you named them that? And why you gave the girls my name for middle names?”
Ah, yes. “Well, Brynn Marie Harris” I say with a smirk and look down at my hands, “even before they were born, Amber had checked out of the whole parenting thing, and when they were born she wanted nothing to do with them. She left without ever seeing them and checked herself out of the hospital while I was gone. I was left with all of the fun tasks that come along with new parenting, including naming them both. The only thing I could think of was the names that you had told me you loved for girls when we were younger and I used to make fun of you for naming your imaginary children.” I look up at her and crinkle my nose at her and she giggles at me.
“So, I can’t thank you enough for being girly and naming your fake children because, in essence, you named mine.” I smile wide just thinking of my beautiful little girls. “But that doesn’t explain the middle names you gave them. I mean, you could have given them your mom’s middle name or your grandmothers’ names. Why me?” She looks so confused, but I see this as the perfect opportunity to tell her exactly how I have felt about her since middle school.
“I gave them your name as their middle names because it was a tribute to the girl I loved more than anything in the world. I still do, Brynnie. I have always loved you. ” I squint, waiting for her reaction, but she just has a blank look on her face and her eyes are watery, so I continue.
“ I wanted my girls to have a small piece of the most perfect girl in the world. I thought you and I would be together in the end; that you would get rid of Jake and I would leave Amber, but I found out that Amber had wanted to get pregnant and rope me in because she thought she wanted to be married. When she told me she was pregnant, I panicked. I knew that I had to do what was expected of me as a man and get married to her, but I knew that I would also be giving up what I wanted with you and you would marry someone else and start your life.
“ That scared the shit out of me, Brynn. You were always mine and I couldn’t stomach the thought of you married to someone else. I know that sounds selfish because we never had anything, but as
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