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"Hm?" He raised his gaze from the book. "No it's nothing."
As I thought. But it was a good question though. What exactly did I want to do immediately after this transfer was over? Go to London and never come back…or continue my job as a travel nurse and continue exploring the world.
What happens to Chloe and Ben?
I went into Chloe's room and she was still sleeping peacefully. I decided to wear something better than waking her up to half my boobs spilling out. It wasn't the image I wanted her to see before leaving for school. She was still asleep. A part of me just wanted her to sleep a little longer, but it was her last day of exams, so she needed to leave as soon as possible.
"Hey sweetie," I gently shrugged her awake.
"Hmmm," she groaned a little and carefully opened her eyes.
Was this a life I saw myself adopting? Waking up to a loving family like this? Ben didn't say anything but we were practically living the lives of a man and woman who were married.
"Mom?" Chloe called out.
My heart stopped. My mouth was too heavy to reply. Did she mean me?
Is this one of those things where the child would mistakenly call an older female mom by mistake.
She rubbed her eyelids and opened her eyes properly, "Miss Olivia… morning."
"Good morning Chloe, ready to go to school?" I asked.
"Mmm… hmm." She nodded before yawning again. "I had a dream. I saw mommy."
"Oh… that's nice, did she say anything?" I asked, although I felt a sharp pang of pain.
"Hmm? She said I'm a good girl," she replied, got out of the bed, and started to remove her clothes.
"She's right, isn't she?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm a good girl," she replied with a warm smile before yawning again.
"Let's go brush our teeth and bathe to get the sleep out," I said.
What was I thinking? I was the only one who thought of this as a proper family because I had nothing left. Ben at least had a mother and siblings. He had a wife and a daughter.
Me? At that moment, I actually remembered that I was an orphan. I was unconsciously treating Chloe like my own daughter to make me feel better or even heal. But the reality was a different case.
I wasn't her mom. I would never be. That wasn't going to make me stop loving her though. Until my time to leave was over, I was going to continue watching over her. As I helped her get ready for school, Ben made sandwiches for breakfast.
"I'm meeting with my brothers this morning. There might be a little delay with your meeting with Ethan," he said. "You can come straight to the hospital or just stay home after dropping her off."
"Daddy, can we go somewhere after my exams are over?" Chloe asked.
"Sure thing," he said then turned to me. "You will come won't you?"
"If you'll have me," I replied as I continued eating my breakfast.
He took one of the sandwiches and kissed Chloe's head. He took a good look at me. I felt like he had mentally kissed my forehead too. I blushed at the thought. He wished us a beautiful day before leaving. After she was done eating, there was still some time before seven, so we did a quick review.
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I dropped her off and watched her run to her friends. I wanted to find out who James, was but I decided to hold back and not say anything. This wasn't too good, though. I had been living well for the past five days without any issues.
My unlucky traits had not kicked in. Chloe was attached to me. Ben desired me. I loved both of them. I excelled at work. My colleagues loved me. I was doing well with the patients. I had learnt a lot. It wasn't thanks to me; it was thanks to Ben and Chloe for giving me a good home.
Chloe's birthday was drawing near - the 22nd of July - just seven days away. She wanted to go somewhere with Ben. Maybe I could pick a place for them and we'd make sandwiches and have a picnic. Together like normal families or friends did together. I wasn't familiar with Richmond, but there were lots of parks to visit as a family for recreation and pleasure. Work resumed by noon, and I had nothing to do.
