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“Oh, good, Cooper said he would recommend you.”
“And indeed, he did. That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about.”
“Your job?”
“Cooper,” I said.
“Oh, right then.”
“I've got this, well, I guess the right word is boyfriend.”
“You do? That's wonderful! Who is it?”
“Remember Aden?”
“Aden Adams?”
“Yeah.”
“Weren't he and Cooper best friends.”
“Still are,” I said.
“I see, and Cooper is being overbearing and absurd.”
“Yeah,” I said.
“Tell him directly he is being unreasonable and why. If he keeps trying to pull crazy shenanigans, blank him for a while. He can be a fool, but he really does love you. If he thinks he'll actually lose you, he'll smarten up.”
“Really?”
“Worked when he was lagging at the mall. All I had to do was walk a bit faster, and he would scream and come running after me.”
“How old was he?”
“Three, but the principle still stands.”
“Thanks, mom.”
“No problem, sweetie.”
Armed with this new information, I finished draining the cup of tea and pulled on my coat, dropping the phone into the pocket.
I was ready. I could do it. Come what may.
Unfortunately, what came was a massive crack in the sidewalk large enough to get the heel of my shoe. I struggled mightily trying to gain my freedom without breaking my ankle in the process. There did turn out to be a break, but it instead involved the separation of the heel from the rest of my shoe. Setting me free but also sending me tumbling backward. Of course, there was a taxi coming along at that moment.
There was never one around when I wanted it but when I was falling into traffic - BANG
I could feel the hard glass crumple under me as the windshield shattered. My last thought was of Aden and how I never told him about the baby.
