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“How’s school?” I asked, glancing at her.
“Fine.”
“Your friends?”
“The same.”
“Mason?”
She blushed, shrugging.
It was obvious to both Alex and I that Mason and her had a thing for each other. They never left one another’s sides since the day they met. I couldn’t blame her, he was as charming as Lucas was. We didn’t get involved, but if something were to happen between them, it was more than okay with us.
“So, it’s Mason that has you all quiet?”
She shook her head, playing with the seams of her tank top.
“Your dad says you’ve been ignoring him.”
She shrugged again.
“Honey, you gotta give me more than that.”
She took a deep breath, contemplating what she was going to tell me. “I was putting away our laundry at dad’s house the other day. I wanted to do something nice for him.”
“Okay…”
“I wasn’t snooping. I mean not entirely.”
I smiled, waiting for her to say she found a condom or a dirty magazine. That would have been typical to find with Dylan.
Nothing could have prepared me for the next words that came out of her mouth.
Not one damn thing.
“I found a black, velvet, ring box hidden in the corner of his sock drawer.”
All the blood drained from my face. My body instantly turned cold.
“I didn’t even know he was seeing anyone. Did you?”
I shook my head unable to form words. My mind was instantly spinning in circles, trying to form coherent thoughts.
“I guess… I don’t know. I just guess I hoped you guys would find your way back to each other. Like Uncle Lucas and Aunt Alex or even Uncle Jacob and Aunt Lily.”
I did, too.
I sucked back the tears that so badly wanted to surface. I had to be strong for her, even though I wanted to break down and hate myself all over again for what I did to us.
This was all my fault.
“I’m sorry, Mom,” she wept, snapping me out of my daze.
I pulled her into my arms, laying her head on my lap to play with her hair.
“You have nothing to be sorry about, honey. It’s normal for kids to want their parents together,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady.
She sniffled, tears still falling down her face. “But you still love him.”
