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A little sliver of hope hooked onI don’t know if it’s really a date.Was my urge to smash the phone and pretend I’d never offered only because it was Laney Granger?“Okay.”
“Okay.”Silence stretched on, but I didn’t know what to say.My mouth was dry and my stomach hurt.
Liam broke the silence first.“You’ll let me know if Grandma Gin’s not doing well?She’d never tell me.”
“Yes.”I struggled for something else to say.
“Hey, congrats on getting the summer position.”
He’d been the first one I’d messaged.Not only had I gotten the summer teaching job and relieved my money worries until the fall, but it was one step closer to proving I could be in charge of a full classroom again.
“I knew you would.”There was a smile in his voice that chased away some of the earlier turmoil.
“Thanks.I wasn’t sure, but it shows they’re willing to give me another chance.”
“You’ll get the next open teaching position.Don’t worry about it.Just have fun.”
It would be fun.My body slowly unclenched while talking about work.“I’ll start a week after Memorial Day, but I’ll still have time to take Eli to his appointments.”
“We’ll figure it out, Kenny.”
“You always do.”
We hung up, and loneliness settled around my shoulders.I liked being around Liam and his kids.But if he was dating again—and apparently, I was helping him—then I had to learn not to be dependent on him.I knew he planned on moving, but I’d conveniently forgotten he also had a life to live and that my place in it was as his friend.
