Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)

by Lucy Score

“Just because one of the choices is shitty doesn’t mean it’s not an option. Did you even want kids?” I asked. She met my gaze in the mirror. “Yeah. I did. A lot actually. I thought it would be through more traditional means. And that I’d at least get to enjoy the baby-making end of things. But I’ve always wanted a family. Now I’m making a mess of everything and can’t even fill out an application correctly. And what if I don’t want this guardianship to be temporary? What if I want Waylay to stay with me permanently? What if she doesn’t want to stay with me? Or what if a judge decides I’m not good enough for her?” She wielded a lip gloss at me. “This is what it’s like living in my brain.” “It’s fucking exhausting.” “It is. And the one time I do something that’s purely selfish and just for me, it blows up in my face.” “What did you do for you?” I asked. “I had a one-night stand with a grumpy, tattooed barber.”