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She shook her head negatively.
"Alright," I said. "But this is a very nice way to enjoy apple juice. Looks like you've taught me something new."
"I also know how to cook," she said proudly.
"So will you cook dinner for us?" Stacy asked.
"No, I want pizza," Chloe replied.
"Not a bad choice, I'll place an order," I said. "Oh can we eat in the living room and watch a movie?"
"That doesn't sound bad," I said. "Stacy?"
"I don't mind," she replied.
****
We ordered pizza and watched a movie, but Chloe didn't last thirty minutes after eating and was already drifting off to sleep. We got her ready for bed and tucked her in. She seemed at peace and innocent for someone who was practically jumping around everywhere.
"Ethan?" Stacy called.
"Yeah?"
"I think I'm ready to be a mom," Stacy said. "Well it's too late to say that now," she added as she touched her stomach. "I don't think I would want to pay a hundred percent attention to the hospital after I have the baby."
"Looks like someone finally gets what it means to take things easy," I remarked.
"I do," she said. "I was worried about how today would turn out. I'm exhausted as hell and craving to go to sleep too. But watching her sleeping face is making me envy Ben and Olivia."
"We'll do good too," I said. I hugged her from behind and kissed her neck. "Can we turn in as well? I don't think I have the strength to pull through the movie."
"No problems here," she said with a sigh.
I led her to the guest bedroom where we'd spend the night. I placed her in bed and lay next to her.
"Ethan?"
"Yeah?"
"I had a lot of fun," she said with a smile but her eyes remained closed.
It was our first day watching over a child, but we knew we'd do better when our own kids were involved.
"Me too," I said.
Chapter twenty-two
It'll Go Away if I Ignore it
Ethan
"I can't believe you've moved on so easily. What we had was real, and you know it. This new relationship won't last because you and I are meant to be together. You'll realize your mistake soon enough."
"You think you're in love? Ha! That's a joke. I know you better than anyone else, and you're just deluding yourself. You can't replace what we had, and you'll regret leaving me."
"Enjoy your little fairytale with your new 'true love.' But don't forget, I'm the one who knows every inch of you—the good and the bad. She'll never understand you as I do, and she'll never love you as I can."
"I've been patient, but I'm done waiting for you to come back to your senses. You're making a huge mistake, and you'll see that soon. Don't come crawling back to me when this new romance falls apart. I won't be here."
