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Yeah, I know.Awful.With the help of a woman whose daughter Mum knew from school, Mum fled to Perth.And met Dad, and Dad’s always kind of sheltered her.Mum did okay with parenting me and Luke, and then Pip was born and it was a difficult birth and Pip had colic and screamed for hours and that’s when Mum got badly depressed.”
“And you learned to cook,” he said softly.When their eyes met, the infinite kindness in his made her want to cry.
“Yes.”She gulped and gave him a tight little smile.“I just wanted everything to be okay.Everyone to be happy.”
“Of course you did.What seven-year-old wouldn’t want their family to be happy?”He paused.“But maybe now it’s time to focus on what makesyouhappy.”
Without hesitation she said, “This,” and leaned over and kissed him.
“Yes,” said Carts.“This.”And kissed her back.
And even though there was a table of piled up plates between them, this time, she sensed no resistance, no pulling away.
Just his warm lips loving hers.
