Finishing our dinner, we chat about mundane things, I start to relax when no one brings up difficult topics. As Asher cooked, me and Hayley offer to clean up. The boys end up in the driveway looking at Reid’s car… Something about a new body kit? “So, how are things with Reid” Hayley asks passing me a plate to dry up “They’re really good” I say with a smile “We’ve been….. working things out” I really hope she can’t see the blush on my cheeks “You’re taking things at your pace? I love my son, but he is a boy at the end of the day” she says with a chuckle “He’s been amazing, We actually talked about some stuff today. It felt good to finally open up to him” Actually, it felt amazing “I’m glad. You don’t realise how much you have to share your pain until you do it. Sharing it is half the load Asher says” A small smile lights up her face when she talks about him, its bloody cute “How are things going with you two?” I ask while drying up another plate “I never thought I would be able to love after what happened, for most of my life I just focused on loving Reid. I didn’t think my heart could take trying to trust another man, but a true man will help heal the scars inside of you, not open them up again” she tells me as she dries her hands on a tea towel “I’m glad you found your someone” I tell her “Can I ask….. Do you know who Reid’s father is” I ask quietly as she passes me the last cup to dry “When he was born, he looked just like me as a baby. I was so worried throughout my pregnancy that he would look like one of them. I thought he would be a daily reminder of what happened, but he was this perfect little baby. Dark hair and blue eyes like me” she says with a smile “But… as he got older, I started noticing things, the way he walked, the way he spoke. He reminded me sometimes of the one that got out of prison. I can’t be 100% sure, but in my mind, I think its him” she says losing her smile “But to me, he’s just Reid, he’s so caring and compassionate. I know he stopped coming here for a while, but I think that was down to us” Us? “What do you mean? Us?” how could we be the reason “Well, when he came over after you left, I may have interrogated him on what had happened. He never told me of course but I had to try. I could see he was hurting, so when he told me he simply broke up with you, I knew there must be something else. I admitted we were still in contact, and all he did was ask me a million questions about you” I can’t believe this, here’s me thinking he didn’t want me speaking to his mum, but he was actually trying to find out information about me through her “I think he wanted to stay away so if you chose to come back, you would have somewhere to come back to. I do have something to tell you though” she tells me while biting her thumb nail “The night I text you, when I asked you to come over, I lied. I knew Reid was coming here that night, he text and told me as much moments before I decided to message you. I thought forcing you together would mean he would stop being an idiot and win you back. I’m really sorry if I crossed a line” sneaky lady she is, I look at her anxious face, and I start laughing “You’re not mad?” she asks with a shocked face “No, I’m not mad. You were totally right, he needed a push, and if you hadn’t done that, we might not be where we are now. So, thank you” I say with a genuine smile “Oh I think you guys would have worked it out, true love only comes around once in my opinion. And it defies all odds” she says as she gives me a hug, I have a feeling, she’s is right.
The rest of the week passes quickly, Sherri and Brady visit often, she kept her promise of coming over to annoy me. Me and Reid have eaten dinner together with his mum and Asher almost every night. I’ve come to really like Asher, he’s calm and patient around the house with me, I’ve finally let myself relax around him. Me and Reid haven’t had sex again since the shower, I needed time to heal my mind as well as my body, damn was I sore. I had a text this morning from my councillor asking if I’m free for another session today, it was meant to be on Tuesday, but she had to bring it forward a day earlier as she’s going to court with another client on the day we originally said. I’ve told Reid about the appointment this time, but I asked him to still go to work so I can do it on my own, he understood and made me promise to let him know what happens later.
At 2:30pm my phone vibrates on the coffee table. Everyone is out running errands today, so I have the house to myself for the phone call. Picking it up I click the answer button “Hello Becca, its Dr. Trent” I forgot how
