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claim she was neglecting the kids with her job. Who knew she started keeping text messages? Now he was back to square one. He had to find a way to get into the house. All he needed was a chance. He had hoped to charm his way into her life again, but she’d started dating her white boss.
It was past six in the evening, and his ex-wife and kids were still not home. He knew she left work over two hours ago, she’d picked up their kids, and he thought she was headed home. Not wanting to get caught, he took an alternate route, and his ex gave him the slip.
He had to be sure it was in the house, first. For all he knew, she might have thrown it out or worse yet, given it to his son. That would be all he needed was to find out that PJ had traded it to one of his friends. If that had happened he was as good as dead.
Against her better judgment, Lizzy listened to her kids and went to the hospital to visit Izzy. After finding out her sister’s room number, she ushered her kids into the elevator. The kids were anxious to see their aunt and uncle. PJ almost dragged his mother down the hallway.
“Hurry, Mom,” he said. “It’s this way. I have to make sure Uncle Cam and Aunt Izzy are okay. Grandma and Pops was really worried. She was crying when we were eating dinner. Pops said women did that when they were upset or happy.”
The things her father said, Lizzy mused. Just like a man. A woman is upset, she cried, happy, she cried. “I’m sure Grandma was just happy, baby. You’ll see Aunt Izzy and Uncle Cam are doing just fine.” She scanned the hallway for the room number, but all she had to really do is follow the noise.
They stopped at the opened door. “Wow, there’s a lot of people in there,” Tatum said. The room was standing room only. It was wall to wall Callahans.
“Yes, there is. It’s Uncle Cam’s family.” She took a deep breath and motioned her kids inside. “Mom! How did you beat me here?”
Her mother was seated next to Cam’s mother, Moira and his Aunt Amelia. “We were just waiting for you to pick up the kids. I didn’t know if you wanted us to bring them here or not.”
“They wanted to see Izzy and Cam.” Lizzy pointed to her kids. “They talked about nothing else. There was no way I was getting out of coming here.” She noticed Cam’s brothers and sister, and several cousins in the room.
“I’m so glad you’re guys are doing better. I can’t believe they have both of you in the same room.”
Izzy shrugged. “You know I’m a doctor here, and he’s the district attorney. They had to give us a room together.”
Lizzy agreed. Only an idiot wouldn’t have put them together. She noticed no one came to kick anyone out of the room, either. Not even a ‘keep the noise down’ warning. Lizzy’s lawyer sense told her that the staff had been already been well advised. Sometimes it was nice to be connected. “The kids wanted to see you guys before we went home.”
PJ and Tatum walked between the two hospital beds, inspecting the couple for themselves. Izzy was in one bed, hook up to several machines, probably monitoring her and the baby. Cam was sitting up in bed, looking like his normal self. PJ was the more curious of the two, and questioned his aunt about the machines beeping around her. “How is the baby?”
“The baby is just fine, PJ,” Izzy reassured her nephew. “Here, feel your cousin as he or she is practicing dance moves.” She took PJ’s small hand and placed it on her protruding belly.
Lizzy wiped her eyes as she watched her son’s excited expression as he rubbed Izzy’s tummy. PJ had grown up so much in the last year during the divorce. He was her rock. When she doubted her choice to end her ten-year marriage, all she had to do was to look into those big brown eyes, and she knew she was doing the right thing.
“I want to touch!” Tatum exclaimed. She rushed to
It was past six in the evening, and his ex-wife and kids were still not home. He knew she left work over two hours ago, she’d picked up their kids, and he thought she was headed home. Not wanting to get caught, he took an alternate route, and his ex gave him the slip.
He had to be sure it was in the house, first. For all he knew, she might have thrown it out or worse yet, given it to his son. That would be all he needed was to find out that PJ had traded it to one of his friends. If that had happened he was as good as dead.
Against her better judgment, Lizzy listened to her kids and went to the hospital to visit Izzy. After finding out her sister’s room number, she ushered her kids into the elevator. The kids were anxious to see their aunt and uncle. PJ almost dragged his mother down the hallway.
“Hurry, Mom,” he said. “It’s this way. I have to make sure Uncle Cam and Aunt Izzy are okay. Grandma and Pops was really worried. She was crying when we were eating dinner. Pops said women did that when they were upset or happy.”
The things her father said, Lizzy mused. Just like a man. A woman is upset, she cried, happy, she cried. “I’m sure Grandma was just happy, baby. You’ll see Aunt Izzy and Uncle Cam are doing just fine.” She scanned the hallway for the room number, but all she had to really do is follow the noise.
They stopped at the opened door. “Wow, there’s a lot of people in there,” Tatum said. The room was standing room only. It was wall to wall Callahans.
“Yes, there is. It’s Uncle Cam’s family.” She took a deep breath and motioned her kids inside. “Mom! How did you beat me here?”
Her mother was seated next to Cam’s mother, Moira and his Aunt Amelia. “We were just waiting for you to pick up the kids. I didn’t know if you wanted us to bring them here or not.”
“They wanted to see Izzy and Cam.” Lizzy pointed to her kids. “They talked about nothing else. There was no way I was getting out of coming here.” She noticed Cam’s brothers and sister, and several cousins in the room.
“I’m so glad you’re guys are doing better. I can’t believe they have both of you in the same room.”
Izzy shrugged. “You know I’m a doctor here, and he’s the district attorney. They had to give us a room together.”
Lizzy agreed. Only an idiot wouldn’t have put them together. She noticed no one came to kick anyone out of the room, either. Not even a ‘keep the noise down’ warning. Lizzy’s lawyer sense told her that the staff had been already been well advised. Sometimes it was nice to be connected. “The kids wanted to see you guys before we went home.”
PJ and Tatum walked between the two hospital beds, inspecting the couple for themselves. Izzy was in one bed, hook up to several machines, probably monitoring her and the baby. Cam was sitting up in bed, looking like his normal self. PJ was the more curious of the two, and questioned his aunt about the machines beeping around her. “How is the baby?”
“The baby is just fine, PJ,” Izzy reassured her nephew. “Here, feel your cousin as he or she is practicing dance moves.” She took PJ’s small hand and placed it on her protruding belly.
Lizzy wiped her eyes as she watched her son’s excited expression as he rubbed Izzy’s tummy. PJ had grown up so much in the last year during the divorce. He was her rock. When she doubted her choice to end her ten-year marriage, all she had to do was to look into those big brown eyes, and she knew she was doing the right thing.
“I want to touch!” Tatum exclaimed. She rushed to
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