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“We like five foot one, maybe five two, dark-blond or light-brown-haired women who are wrapped in a towel in the middle of the yard and look at us like we’re the man of their dreams.” I sigh, tilting
“Damn you, Christopher,” I say, letting the licks of anger stemming from my ex-husband’s death burn for a moment.
“We’ll still do life together. We’ll just do it from different houses.” Christopher smiles at me with the same goofy grin Dylan used to wear. “You deserve a lover, someone to appreciate all the wild goodness you have to offer. This doesn’t mean I don’t love you, Gabs. It just means that there’s someone else out there who can love you better. And I love you enough to want that for you.”
love you, buddy. I’m here. I’ll always be here—on your team,” I say gently. “But please remember that I’m a person and I have feelings too. And the way you’ve been talking to me hurts. I don’t want to punish you and make your life harder, but I can’t let you think that your behavior is okay.”
He throws himself at me, pulling me in for the tightest hug. He buries his face in my shoulder and squeezes me. I hold the back of his head with one hand and hug him with the other. All the while, my heart breaks. Oh, my sweet boy.
