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“Hi, buddy, how are you? Aunt Davina misses you.”
“Only him?” Trevor asked quietly, and I froze for a moment before I finally straightened and looked Trevor in the eye.
“No,” I admitted without meaning to.
Trevor cocked his head slightly. “Um, I was going to call you.”
Yeah, sure you were, I thought to myself.
“Is there any way that you might be able to watch Devon on Thursday? Lucy is going out of town, and my nanny doesn’t start until Friday. I’m in the middle of a class right now, so I can’t take off.”
“You found a nanny,” I stated, and he nodded. I hated that I felt slightly heartbroken at that news. “Um, yeah, I guess I can.”
“You can? Great, I would appreciate that.”
“Sure,” I said, and the two of us continued to stare at one another.
“Well, I should get him home. It’s almost time to eat. Would you believe the doctor told me to start feeding him eight ounces.”
“Eight? Wow.”
Trevor smiled, and I got lost in it for a moment. “Well, I’ll see you guys on Thursday then.”
“I’ll drop him off around seven-thirty if that is alright.”
“That’s fine.”
He opened his mouth as if to say something else, but then glanced away. “Night, Davina.”
“Good night, Trevor.”
I watched him head down the steps and turn onto the landing before taking the next flight. He glanced my way, smiling, and then disappeared from view.
I sighed and went to my apartment. Obviously, I had ruined any chance with him. At least I was going to get to see Devon this week. If I could only have one of them once in a while, I’d take it.
* * *
On Thursday morning, I was up early and dressed when he arrived. I hated to admit that I was nervous about seeing him, but I was a bundle of nerves. I had checked the mirror about a half dozen times to make sure that I didn’t have anything odd on my face and that my hair was halfway behaving. Of course, it was a bad hair day all around, and even though I kept putting the clip back in, it would start to slide a few minutes later.
Right on time, there was a knock on the door, and I took my time walking the four steps to answer it. I’d been wearing a path in my carpet as I’d paced, wringing my hands.
“Morning,” I said brightly as I pulled back the door. I tried not to let myself look at anything but Trevor’s face, but I couldn’t help myself, and my gaze ran hungrily down his black-clad body. He wore a black polo shirt with some logo I couldn’t read and black cargo pants with boots. I wondered absently if I were drooling when my eyes landed back on his face and I found him smirking.
My cheeks began to color. “Come in. How is our big boy today?”
“He is doing well. He said he was excited to see you today.” Trevor set his car seat on the table, along with the diaper bag and another large bag as I came around to look down at Devon.
“You did!” I said excitedly toward Devon, who smiled at me and kicked his feet under the thin blanket that covered him.
“Yes, he most definitely did. In fact, he was so excited he woke up at five this morning so he could be ready to see you.”
I chuckled as I glanced at Trevor. “Five, huh?”
He nodded, and the two of us stared at one another. I wanted to lean into him but instead inhaled slowly, pulling his scent into my lungs.
“Thanks, Davina,” he said softly, and he touched my cheek with the back of his hand. “I appreciate the help.”
I sighed internally; maybe I had been wrong. Maybe his words meant a lifetime with him. I wanted it to be a lifetime with him.
