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“If you want, but I don’t think it’s necessary,” Neils said. “You might have some relief if you share it, or you might just feel like you’re reliving it.”
“Is it doing her a disservice not to tell her?” I asked.
“Not at all,” he said. “It’s up to you what you want to do on that front. Erin knows. But she’s not going to bring it up with you. You don’t have to worry about that.”
“Thanks, Neils,” I told him. “Really.”
We shared two more beers that morning, bonding over all that we had in common. I had to admit, it felt good to share things with someone who had gone through some of the same hell that I had been through and who seemed to have his life going like I desperately wanted mine to be now.
I was encouraged by what he told me about Erin and him and what he saw with Krissy. It gave me hope that I could work through the shit that went on in my head.
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The girls got back with Connor that afternoon, and we all hung out together once more. It was so natural; I could easily see us coming back here again soon to hang out with this family.
The sound of someone struggling on the piano lured me into the second condo where I was staying with Krissy. I was surprised to find Libby struggling to play.
“How’s it going?” I asked her.
“Not well,” she said. “I’m over it.”
“Do you mind if I give you a hand?” I asked.
“Do you know how?”
“I’m pretty okay,” I said. “I know a few things.”
She smiled. “Well, if you are okay enough, you might be able to show me something.”
Libby slid over on the bench, and I joined her.
“Do you know how to read music?” I asked.
“Some,” she said.
“Here, let me show you,” I told her. “And I’ll show you how it works with the keys here.”
She watched attentively as I explained the music to her. It was amazing how quickly she caught on. She was clearly talented when it came to music, and she was a fast learner on top of it.
I didn’t expect to actually have fun showing her how to play, but before long, it was just the two of us in the entire world. It was so easy to get out of my head while I was helping her, and I could see what Neils meant when he said that having a family would change everything for me.
I still wasn’t sure how things were going to work out with my therapist or how I would reconcile my past, but if having a family could make me forget and just be, that was huge in my world.
And I was okay with that.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Krissy
Neils was watching sports in the living room in the family condo, so Erin and I headed outside to get some sunshine.
“That can’t be Libby unless there’s been some miracle overnight on her part,” Erin said with a laugh. “Bless her heart for doing what she is with the music, but let me tell you, it’s been trying on the rest of our ears.”
“I can only imagine,” I told her. “Bless you for having the patience to put up with it.”
“Being a mom has changed a lot, including my patience level—thankfully for the better,” Erin told me.
“Hopefully that’s natural,” I said. “I haven’t really thought seriously about having kids before I met Gavin, but now it’s something that comes to mind more than I ever thought it would.”
