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“Praise God, another Southerner,” Cara stated.
I grinned and nodded. “Yes, born and raised in Texas, but moved around a bit before settling in Dallas.”
Cara lifted her hands in a pumping gesture.
“Go on, sweetheart,” Patty said, shooting Cara a warning look.
“I’m currently working for Aiden Bishop as his nanny.”
Shannon made another note. I couldn’t help but notice she wore a smile on her face and mouthed the word,nanny.
“So, you’re single?” Landy asked with a smile.
“Yes.”
“Dating anyone?” Patty asked, although she already knew that answer.
Pulling my brows in, I stared at her. “Um, no. Notinterestedin dating anyone.”
Whispers quickly filled the air as the women made comments to one another. I looked around at them all and couldn’t help but shake my head and smile.
Patty motioned for me to go on. I cleared my throat and continued, “I moved to Estes Park because my father used to bring me and my mother here when I was younger. I have fond memories of the town and thought it would make a great place to…to, um…”
All seven of them seemed to lean in, their brows lifted in anticipation of what I was going to say next.
“To what, dear?” Cara asked. One perfectly shaped brow up in an arch.
“Start over,” I finished.
I instantly regretted my choice of words, but something about being in a church, in a women’schurch circle, with seven ladies staring at me, forced me to tell the truth. Silence filled the room as they all kept their gazes on me.
“I guess…that’s it,” I finished after a long pause.
Patty jumped up. “Okay, God has not spoken yet to Emma to take a seat on the mat. Who’s going to start us off today?”
Shannon stood and made her way to the mat as I sat back in my chair. She dropped down and offered a smile that was clearly forced. Then it faded and she burst into tears.
My hand covered my mouth to hide my gasp of shock.
“My kids are driving me crazy! I was only gone for two minutes.Two. Minutes.I had to go to the bathroom. It wasn’t even number two. It was apee. By the time I got back to the kitchen, Bailey had taken all the flour and dumped it on the kitchen floor. Little Belle was pouring the freshly made hummingbird nectar into the flour. Two minutes was all I was gone for. That was it. I nearly lost my sh— Well…you know.”
“Your shit,” Tammy said as all the other women gave her a scornful look. “What? It’s the circle, everything is safe in here. She nearly lost her shit. Call it what it is.”
Shannon pointed to Tammy. “Yes. I nearly lost my shit!” she cried out.
Patty approached her and crouched and wrapped her arm around Shannon. “I’ve been there, honey. Some women have yet to experience the joys of their kids nearly driving them mad, but just know you’re not the only mom who’s lost her…”
“Shit,” Tammy and Shannon said in unison as Patty rolled her eyes.
I covered my mouth yet again, this time to keep from laughing.
Shannon nodded. “I know. I know. In that moment, I really wanted to just pack a bag and leave. Does that make me a bad mom?”
Cries of “No!” came from all around the circle, as every woman answered at once. Myself, included.
Cara nodded and said, “Girl, that makes you human. When I caught my daughter flushing all my jewelry down the toilet, I thought I might put her up for sale to the highest bidder. I actually wrote out the advertisement and everything.”
My eyes widened in shock.
