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“But you’re happy?” she checks.
I actually consider the question for a few moments. Am I happy? After three of the best years of my life, I left the only man I would ever love and settled with my best friend into a life that was mediocre at best, but one that provided stability for both me and my son. Five years later, Matthew comes blasting back into my life, bringing with him danger and excitement and the resurrection of feelings I had believed to be long gone. For two months, I thought he was gone forever, right when we were on the cusp of regaining all we’d lost. Kidnapping. Hospitalization. Waking up to find Matthew standing in my room. The shock and realization he hadn’t been in that plane. Finding out I was pregnant…
A smile begins to very slowly grow on my face and I look up at Bonnie, biting my lip and nodding. “I’m happier than I’ve been in far too long.”
“And I hope that happiness includes that baby in your belly,” she says leadingly.
My eyebrows shoot up. “Small town again?” I ask.
She chuckles. “Eager, overexcited father, actually,” she tells me. “Matt dropped in before you left for your vacation and showed me the ultrasound picture.”
My eyebrows shoot up at this news. I had been under the impression he and I were going to tell people together. Though I should probably be annoyed that he’s changed his mind, I don’t think I have it in me. Bonnie has been a champion for us since I first met her. She helped Matthew arrange his first marriage proposal with the fireworks by preparing dinner for us. She was with me the day I went into premature labor with Tyler and got me to the hospital. In the weeks that followed, Bonnie sat with us in the NICU while our baby fought for his life. When Matthew’s building was attacked and he nearly died, she was an integral part of my support system. While Matthew went through months of very intense, very painful physical therapy to regain use of the arm he nearly lost in the bombing, she stuck by me when I needed to talk or a shoulder to cry on. She was the first person to welcome me back when Tom, Tyler, and I were relocated to Matthew’s for our safety. I’m glad she knows.
“It does,” I say, finally responding to her original statement about the baby. “I’m terrified, but incredibly happy.”
She gives me a sympathetic smile. “Well, the doctors will know what to look out for this time around,” she tells me, patting my hand comfortingly. “It’ll all be fine.”
I smile very slightly. “That’s what Matt keeps saying,” I tell her softly.
“Maybe you ought to listen to him, then,” she suggests gently. We sit quietly for a few minutes before she clears her throat and I look over at her. “I was going to come see you in the next couple days.”
“Oh?”
Bonnie nods, sighing. “I’m going to have to cut back on my time at the store,” she says. “I’ve got a few medical issues that need to be dealt with and are apparently a bit time consuming.”
My eyebrows shoot up in concern. “Is everything okay?” I ask in a whisper.
She waves me off. “It’s nothing,” she says dismissively. “My point is I need someone I trust to keep an eye on the place and while I could probably find someone in the town to do it for me, I was hoping you might be interested.”
“Oh,” I say, surprised. “I’d love to, but are you sure?”
She rolls her eyes at me. “Of course I’m sure, Samantha,” she says sternly. “Much time as you’ve spent in this place over the years, you know it as well as I do. And you won’t have to do it all alone; I can still do a few hours a day for now. Anyway, I know you’ll get bored in that house while Matt’s at work and Tyler’s at school. And I’m sure you’ll want a distraction from the wedding and baby preparations… What do you think?”
I grin at her, hardly knowing how to respond aside from walking around the counter and hugging her tightly. She chuckles
“But you’re happy?” she checks.
I actually consider the question for a few moments. Am I happy? After three of the best years of my life, I left the only man I would ever love and settled with my best friend into a life that was mediocre at best, but one that provided stability for both me and my son. Five years later, Matthew comes blasting back into my life, bringing with him danger and excitement and the resurrection of feelings I had believed to be long gone. For two months, I thought he was gone forever, right when we were on the cusp of regaining all we’d lost. Kidnapping. Hospitalization. Waking up to find Matthew standing in my room. The shock and realization he hadn’t been in that plane. Finding out I was pregnant…
A smile begins to very slowly grow on my face and I look up at Bonnie, biting my lip and nodding. “I’m happier than I’ve been in far too long.”
“And I hope that happiness includes that baby in your belly,” she says leadingly.
My eyebrows shoot up. “Small town again?” I ask.
She chuckles. “Eager, overexcited father, actually,” she tells me. “Matt dropped in before you left for your vacation and showed me the ultrasound picture.”
My eyebrows shoot up at this news. I had been under the impression he and I were going to tell people together. Though I should probably be annoyed that he’s changed his mind, I don’t think I have it in me. Bonnie has been a champion for us since I first met her. She helped Matthew arrange his first marriage proposal with the fireworks by preparing dinner for us. She was with me the day I went into premature labor with Tyler and got me to the hospital. In the weeks that followed, Bonnie sat with us in the NICU while our baby fought for his life. When Matthew’s building was attacked and he nearly died, she was an integral part of my support system. While Matthew went through months of very intense, very painful physical therapy to regain use of the arm he nearly lost in the bombing, she stuck by me when I needed to talk or a shoulder to cry on. She was the first person to welcome me back when Tom, Tyler, and I were relocated to Matthew’s for our safety. I’m glad she knows.
“It does,” I say, finally responding to her original statement about the baby. “I’m terrified, but incredibly happy.”
She gives me a sympathetic smile. “Well, the doctors will know what to look out for this time around,” she tells me, patting my hand comfortingly. “It’ll all be fine.”
I smile very slightly. “That’s what Matt keeps saying,” I tell her softly.
“Maybe you ought to listen to him, then,” she suggests gently. We sit quietly for a few minutes before she clears her throat and I look over at her. “I was going to come see you in the next couple days.”
“Oh?”
Bonnie nods, sighing. “I’m going to have to cut back on my time at the store,” she says. “I’ve got a few medical issues that need to be dealt with and are apparently a bit time consuming.”
My eyebrows shoot up in concern. “Is everything okay?” I ask in a whisper.
She waves me off. “It’s nothing,” she says dismissively. “My point is I need someone I trust to keep an eye on the place and while I could probably find someone in the town to do it for me, I was hoping you might be interested.”
“Oh,” I say, surprised. “I’d love to, but are you sure?”
She rolls her eyes at me. “Of course I’m sure, Samantha,” she says sternly. “Much time as you’ve spent in this place over the years, you know it as well as I do. And you won’t have to do it all alone; I can still do a few hours a day for now. Anyway, I know you’ll get bored in that house while Matt’s at work and Tyler’s at school. And I’m sure you’ll want a distraction from the wedding and baby preparations… What do you think?”
I grin at her, hardly knowing how to respond aside from walking around the counter and hugging her tightly. She chuckles
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