Page 101 of Love Resurrected
“What a guy.”
“It was nice. He looks out for E how you look out for me.”
“You’re my best friend. I’m legally required to do so, it’s in the contract.”
She giggles. “I’m just saying, you both are loving and caring people who go out of your way for those that you love.”
“And?”
“And, I think it would be really easy for you to do that with each other.”
“He’s still in love with Kat.”
“What, and that means he can’t also love someone else? He loves Ethan and me, and the baby.”
“It’s not the same.”
“Love is love is love.”
“It’s not, and you know it.”
“Fine, but maybe just be a little flexible when you make your big girl power decision.”
“That defeats the whole purpose.”
“Maybe. But life isn’t about definites and resolutes, it’s about ambiguity and cooperation.”
“Hmm.” I don’t exactly agree with her on that, but she might be on to something. And, of the two of us, she is the one who’s blissfully happy and has everything she ever wanted.
She yawns big, and I take that as a cue.
“I’m going to go, I just wanted to stop in and say hi. Do you know yet when you get to go home?”
“More than likely, tomorrow morning. I can’t wait.”
I slide out of the bed as gently as possible, then lean over and give both Sadie and Audrey kisses on their foreheads. I take a moment to smell Audrey’s baby smell as I do.
Just nothing in the world like it.
“Give E a big hug for me.”
“Will do,” Sadie says, her eyes already shutting before I’m even out the door, which I shut carefully behind me as to not wake anyone. I turn and head toward the elevator bank, thinking about both conversations I had today—the one with Nessa and the one with Sadie. Even though I know the safe thing is to run as far as I can from Brad, I can’t deny that part of me that is drawn to him. And it’s about more than just sex. I’m drawn to him as a person, as a man. I genuinely like him, crabby and contentious though he may be.
I scoff at that thought as I hit the elevator call button.
“There you are.”
I turn and see Brad behind me.
“Can we talk?” he asks as the elevator doors slide open.
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I wait for almost an hour outside Sadie’s hospital room for Tenley to come back out. But when she does, I chicken out of talking to her.
It takes all of ten seconds to get my courage back up, but by then she’s at the elevator bays. Luckily, I catch up to her before she gets on.
