I wanted to laugh, but his face looked like his best friend had been killed. I thought he would be angry, but he smiled as he moved it up to where she couldn’t reach and went back to playin g with her again.
Finally, she started yawning an awful lot. I knew she was ready for bed because she was grabbing for her ninny and layin g her head down in random places. Ty thought it was cute and took a dozen pictures of her doing it with my new phone .
When he finally sat down on the couch, she climbed on to his lap and fell fast asleep. “I have no idea how she remembers you and takes to you every time you are around.”
He played with one of her long curls. “I was the first guy she ever met. She probably jus t can’t forget my handsome face, ” He teased.
I let out a little laugh. “I don’t think she thought you were handsome, in fact I am pretty sure she has no idea what that even means.”
“Are you mad that she loves me so much, like are you jealous?” He took his leg and kicked me so that I would look at his snarky grin.
“No, I am not jealous that she loves you. Obviously she does.”
“I think s he really like s the horse.”
“I still can’t believe you made that for her. It is so perfect. If you would have come to her birthday party, nobody else’s presents would have been appreciated. She loves it!”
“Thanks. I spent a bunch of nights working on it. I couldn’t wait to give it to her. I am sorry I didn’t make it. I had just started my new job and I couldn’t take the time off.”
“I hope that was the reason.” I put my head down and couldn’t look at him. I had left things badly with Ty and I had a feeling that he was avoidin g me the past few months as a reaction to how I had been.
“I have to be honest. I didn’t understand why you stopped talking to me so much. I mean, we were really good friends and then you just stopped talking to me. I know lately things have been better between us , but what happened? Did I do something to make you mad?”
I shook my head, but refused to answer him. I had just arrived at his family’s farm. I wasn’t ready to tell him the real reason I backed off of our friendship.
Bella was fast asleep against Ty’s chest. He noticed me looking and smiled when he saw she was asleep . “Looks like I still have the magic touch.”
“I guess so, ” I said as I grabbed her gently and carried her into the bedroom. Ty followed behind me and at first I assumed that it was going to turn into s omething, but he started picking up the room and removing things within her reach.
“There are some extra pillows in the closet if you want to put them around the be d. I don’t want her to roll off,” h e whispered.
I grabbed the pillows and positioned them around my daughter. “If she wakes up she will just climb out of bed an d find me. She has been sleeping with me a lot lately.”
We walked out into the livin g room and I slowed my pace when I realized that for the first time in a long time, Ty and I were completely alone together. H e must have g ot the same feeling , because he quickly walked into the kitchen and started cleaning the counter off.
I sat down at the breakfast bar and p layed with my fingers, trying not to make eye contact. It wasn’t like Ty was still wearing just a towel, but the t-shirt he did have on hugged his arms and every time he moved his muscles would flex.
“Did you get a new tattoo on your arm?” I asked as I noticed one peeking out from his sleeve.
“Yeah, it’s just a tribal design with my last name in it. I didn’t want anything like Colt has. That one on his back is giant.”
“I have a couple. My newest one is Bella’s name.”
Don’t ask where it is…
“I want to see it.”
Of course he would. I should have just not said anything. I climbed off of the stool and took a deep breath as I lifted up my shirt to reveal my hip and abdomen. In fancy letters surrounded by hearts was the name Bella.
I don’t know
Finally, she started yawning an awful lot. I knew she was ready for bed because she was grabbing for her ninny and layin g her head down in random places. Ty thought it was cute and took a dozen pictures of her doing it with my new phone .
When he finally sat down on the couch, she climbed on to his lap and fell fast asleep. “I have no idea how she remembers you and takes to you every time you are around.”
He played with one of her long curls. “I was the first guy she ever met. She probably jus t can’t forget my handsome face, ” He teased.
I let out a little laugh. “I don’t think she thought you were handsome, in fact I am pretty sure she has no idea what that even means.”
“Are you mad that she loves me so much, like are you jealous?” He took his leg and kicked me so that I would look at his snarky grin.
“No, I am not jealous that she loves you. Obviously she does.”
“I think s he really like s the horse.”
“I still can’t believe you made that for her. It is so perfect. If you would have come to her birthday party, nobody else’s presents would have been appreciated. She loves it!”
“Thanks. I spent a bunch of nights working on it. I couldn’t wait to give it to her. I am sorry I didn’t make it. I had just started my new job and I couldn’t take the time off.”
“I hope that was the reason.” I put my head down and couldn’t look at him. I had left things badly with Ty and I had a feeling that he was avoidin g me the past few months as a reaction to how I had been.
“I have to be honest. I didn’t understand why you stopped talking to me so much. I mean, we were really good friends and then you just stopped talking to me. I know lately things have been better between us , but what happened? Did I do something to make you mad?”
I shook my head, but refused to answer him. I had just arrived at his family’s farm. I wasn’t ready to tell him the real reason I backed off of our friendship.
Bella was fast asleep against Ty’s chest. He noticed me looking and smiled when he saw she was asleep . “Looks like I still have the magic touch.”
“I guess so, ” I said as I grabbed her gently and carried her into the bedroom. Ty followed behind me and at first I assumed that it was going to turn into s omething, but he started picking up the room and removing things within her reach.
“There are some extra pillows in the closet if you want to put them around the be d. I don’t want her to roll off,” h e whispered.
I grabbed the pillows and positioned them around my daughter. “If she wakes up she will just climb out of bed an d find me. She has been sleeping with me a lot lately.”
We walked out into the livin g room and I slowed my pace when I realized that for the first time in a long time, Ty and I were completely alone together. H e must have g ot the same feeling , because he quickly walked into the kitchen and started cleaning the counter off.
I sat down at the breakfast bar and p layed with my fingers, trying not to make eye contact. It wasn’t like Ty was still wearing just a towel, but the t-shirt he did have on hugged his arms and every time he moved his muscles would flex.
“Did you get a new tattoo on your arm?” I asked as I noticed one peeking out from his sleeve.
“Yeah, it’s just a tribal design with my last name in it. I didn’t want anything like Colt has. That one on his back is giant.”
“I have a couple. My newest one is Bella’s name.”
Don’t ask where it is…
“I want to see it.”
Of course he would. I should have just not said anything. I climbed off of the stool and took a deep breath as I lifted up my shirt to reveal my hip and abdomen. In fancy letters surrounded by hearts was the name Bella.
I don’t know
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