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She will leave when the summer is over. I love my daughter to death, but she’s a runner and the last thing she wants is to get caught.”
“If you decide to stay, have fun. Make him have fun, take care of his boy, but don’t forget that you’re leaving at the end of the summer, okay? Kai is grounded and attached, and he has a good reason to be. But you, my girl, are the most no-strings person I know.”
Take care of them, but don’t give them someone to miss.”
“I think she likes showing Max the basics, letting him help in some capacity. He’s been in the kitchen with her every day.”
“We were playing outside, and he was using the water table to balance when all of a sudden he let go and looked like he was going to take a step in my direction, but I scooped him up before he could. I don’t think I was supposed to do that. All those online mommy groups would probably berate me for it, and I’m pretty sure every one of your parenting books would call me unfit, but I couldn’t let you miss it.”
“You can’t miss his first steps.”
“Good job, Max.” The smile on my face is splitting. “Two more big steps and you’re here.”
“Did you see him walk?” She nods against me, her arms snaking around my waist. “He did so well.” “Thank you. For bringing him to me. I’m so glad I didn’t miss that.” “I promised you.”
“You’re right. I didn’t. I just want to find somebody to love me. Is that really so much to ask for?” “Aw, Rio,” Indy coos. “I love you.” “Thanks, Ind. At least somebody does.” “So do I,” Stevie pipes up. “I love you too, man,” Zanders adds from the head of the table. Rio looks right to Ryan. “And Ryan, what about you?” Ryan glances around the table, pretending to have missed the entire conversation. “What are we talking about?”
When the time comes, I want it to be hard for Miller to leave and not just because I’ve enjoyed having her here, but because it’s one of the most important parts of life. Finding people that make your heart ache when they’re not around. Having a place to call home.
“How’d you know I like chai?” “It’s what you were drinking the first day we met, when your dad stuck me with your ass all summer.”
Because unfortunately for me, I know no one else will ever compare to how complete she makes both me and my son feel.
“When I look at Max, I think about him going to his first day of school and how much I know Kai is going to cry over it. I think about the friends he’s going to make and I just hope that they’re good people. Those aren’t normal thoughts someone who is just a nanny should have, right?”
“I fucked a hockey player on the team I was working for.”
“I fucked her brother.” “I’m not fucking anyone,” Rio sighs.
“My ex-fiancé is fucking my stepsister.” As if a record scratched, the whole room freezes in...
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“She’s not my blood, but she’s my girl,” Monty says from beside me. “And she looks at your boy, who is not her blood, in the same way I look at her. I’ve seen it all summer. I watched her fall in love with two people at the same time, and it reminded me of myself when I met her and her mom. She won’t be able to just walk away from that, regardless of if you ask or not.”
“Malakai is the best person I know. He’s my best friend and the best dad to his son. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve begun to realize everything he’s done for me. No fifteen-year-old should’ve been left to raise their sibling. He got me through our mom’s death. He got me through high school. He taught me how to drive. Hell, the guy even took me to buy my first pack of condoms.”
“What I’m trying to say is that my brother deserves the world and for him, you are the world.”
They’ve etched themselves onto my soul
“What happened is he fell in love with you, and I think you fell right back.”
“You put me first when I forgot how to. You reminded me what it felt like to be important, to be chosen first. I know you wanted this to be easy and detached, but you’re fucking in here.” His fingers meet his chest, tapping it a couple of times, blue eyes meeting mine, and full of pain. “You’re everywhere, and when you leave tomorrow, I’ll still see you everywhere. In this kitchen. In Max’s room. In my bed. There’s nothing about us that’s easy. This is fucking miserable, Miller, knowing there’s a clock counting down the seconds until I don’t have you anymore, but I’d do it all over again. I’d
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“I don’t like the term ‘settling down.’ I didn’t settle for anything. I simply stopped running when the two best boys I know caught me.”
“You said it was my choice if I wanted to live up to expectations, and I do. But now, the only expectations I’m going to worry about are the ones I set for myself. And the only expectations I have for myself are to be happy and to chase the things I want.”
She’s everything to him, in the same way she is to me.
With our friends surrounding us, I finally got my family.
