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Misha couldn’t stop smiling as she drove home, and she couldn’t wait to tell her mom about the conversation she’d had with Jay. She appreciated Jay’s commitment to making things work this time, and she really, really hoped that it would be enough.
“Is everything okay?” her mom asked as soon as Misha walked in the door. “You’re not usually this late.”
Misha gave her a tight hug before picking Ciara up and kissing the top of her curls. “Yes, and no. I was upset by the test results one of my patients had received.”
“Oh, no.” Her mom came over and gave her another hug. “I know how hard that is for you.”
Misha shared a bit about the situation and wasn’t surprised at all when her mom said she’d be praying for them.
“So everything else is okay with you, then?”
“Everything is more than okay,” she said, smiling at her mom as she did a little dance with Ciara. “Jay came to check on me when he realized I was still there, and we had a chance to talk.”
“I’m guessing it was a good talk?”
“It was. We’ve decided that we love each other enough to try again.”
Her mom’s eyes widened. “Really? Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. We talked about everything, and we know it’s not going to be easy.” Misha hesitated, then said, “Mom, I’d rather be with him during the rough times than not be with him at all.”
“He’s not going to break up with you again if things aren’t going the way he wants, is he?”
Misha shook her head. She understood why her mom was concerned. Jay’s family would probably be concerned too, but none of them had been there when they’d talked. They wouldn’t know how committed they both were to making things work until they saw it for themselves.
“Just pray for us, Mom. All of us. That’s what we’ll need more than anything.”
“Except maybe a babysitter, so you two can have some time together.”
“Yes, maybe that,” Misha agreed with a laugh. “Thankfully, I think there are plenty of people who will help us out there.”
“You can definitely count on me,” her mom said. “I want things to work out for you two, so I’ll help wherever I can.”
“Thanks, Mom.”
Misha had no idea how Peyton would receive the news that they were dating, but she was braced for a negative reaction. The one thing she’d never do was get angry or frustrated with a little boy over his emotions, especially given what he was dealing with.
She would just approach him with patience and love, and hope that in time, he’d see the love that surrounded him and that they weren’t going to abandon him like his mom had.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
“Where are we going?” Peyton asked.
Jay looked up from the bag he was packing with food items. “We’re going to the park for lunch.”
“Just us?”
“Nope. Layla will be there too,” he said. “And Misha, Ciara, and her mom. Will, too.”
“So, Misha’s your girlfriend again?”
“Yes, she is,” Jay said, returning to the task of putting the rest of the food he was taking into the bag.
“Are you going to marry her?”
Though he’d talked a bit to Peyton to let him know that he and Misha were dating again, the boy hadn’t asked many questions. However, they’d all sat together at church that morning, which had apparently triggered these questions.
“We haven’t talked about that yet.” Though Jay definitely hoped that was in their future. He was done dating just for the sake of dating.
