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“Uh huh. Spiderman was there. Except I don’t think he was really Spiderman because I saw him without his mask on and he didn’t look like Spiderman.”
“Maybe he was Spiderman from a different universe?” Ryan suggests.
Lola’s little face turns thoughtful. “Maybe…”
“Are you going to say hi to Uncle Devon?” he prods.
She turns and grins at me. “Hi, Uncle Devon. Why do you have my iPad?”
“I’m just borrowing for a second, is that okay?”
She considers it for a moment before nodding sagely. “Sharing is caring.”
I chuckle and return my attention back to the email I’m composing.
“Come on, princess,” Ryan says. “Let’s get you a snack.” He sets her back on the ground and leads her off to the kitchen. I can hear him asking about Holly, who I gather dropped Lola home and quickly ducked out again.
As they move further away, I’m able to just drown out their words and focus on the email, letting my anger and annoyance and frustration all flood out. I know the breakup isn’t actually this stranger’s fault. Clearly Emma and I have had some problems that I’ve been pretty blind to up until today; but it’s the principle of the thing. Who is this person and in what world do they have a right to hold an opinion onmylife?
As I read through my words, I know there is no way I canactuallysend this. I might be pissed off, but I’m not a lunatic. Venting like this has been pretty therapeutic, though, and I actually feel a lot better now.
“Uncle Devon, can I watch YouTube now?” Lola asks, staring up at me with the cutest little pout on her face.
I offer an indulgent smile. “Yeah, sure, sweetie.”
But before I can tell Lola to just wait a second, she grabs the tablet from my hands, her little fingers swiping over the screen. And I hear the unmistakableswooshthat tells me my email has just been sent.Whoops.
