use some extra clothes.”
Connie is always taking care of us. Matt had left me money, but that had dwindled faster than I realized. I work as a bartender, but that doesn’t bring in too much money either. I have been toying with the idea of going to school to get my degree in nursing, but I just don’t know when I would have the time. I am already relying on everyone to watch Sophie for free since I didn’t have the extra money to pay them. I just don’t know if I can juggle being a single mom, working full time, and going to school full time. I suppose it can be done, just maybe not by me.
I feel a pang in my heart. I feel bad that Connie has to do so much for us. I know she does it out of the kindness of her heart and she really enjoys spoiling us, but it makes me feel like dirt that I can’t provide all those things for my daughter. “Connie, you really didn’t have to do that. We have plenty of clothes.”
She waves her hand at me. “Nonsense. There’s no such thing as too many clothes.”
I glance sheepishly at the clothes in the bags. I see a pair of jeans, a couple t-shirts, and a bunch of onesies. “Well, we appreciate it. Thank you.”
“No thanks needed,” Connie tells me, pulling me to her in a hug. “I do this because I love you and I want to.”
I smile at her when we pull away.
My Dearest Jaden,
It’s three am and I just spent the past hour watching you sleep. You look so peaceful in your sleep. It tears me up inside when you wake up screaming from one of your nightmares that I know I can’t stop. But I have to admit that it fills me with selfish pride knowing I’m the only one who can calm you down and get you back to the good dreams you deserve.
I just wanted to let you know that I love you with all of my heart. And I am so excited to meet our beautiful baby girl. You are the most gorgeous person on this planet, growing that baby inside of you. That baby that we created with our love. I am so blessed to be able to call you mine. I don’t know what I did to get this lucky, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.
I’m looking at the ring on your finger and I’m so impatient. I want you to be Mrs. Jaden Rhea Hollis, like yesterday. I can’t believe that this time next year I will have a beautiful baby girl and an amazing wife all to myself.
My world would be so bland without you. Thank you for loving me and giving me all the happiness in the world.
Love, Matt
My eyes fill with tears as I reread the letter. It was one of the last ones he wrote to me before the accident. I had woken up in the morning to find him gone to work, but the letter propped up on his pillow. I’d immediately grabbed my phone and typed out a quick text message, telling him how much I loved him.
I was reading his letters, hoping it would spark some inspiration for my next one. He was always so raw in his letters. I wish I could be like that. My mind gets all jumbled and I can’t quite figure out what I want to say to him. I know I want to write him another one soon as I feel my heart getting heavy, but I don’t want to it to be a repeat of the first one.
I hear knocking on the door and jump. I’m sitting on the couch with his letters draped across me. Sophie is bouncing in her jumper, completely content.
There’s no way it’s already five , I think to myself. I glance at my phone. Yup. It is. I have been sitting here reading letters for the past hour.
“Just a sec!” I holler to the door. I scramble to put the letters in a neat pile. I notice my face is wet and wipe away the tears I didn’t realize had fallen.
Sophie laughs and bounces in her little seat. I smile at her on the way to the door. I pull the door open to find Mandy and Destinee in an intense lip lock. My laugh breaks them apart.
“Get a room, you two.”
“She started it,” Destinee says, pointing to Mandy, who is wiping off her mouth.
“Well, I got bored waiting for you to answer
Connie is always taking care of us. Matt had left me money, but that had dwindled faster than I realized. I work as a bartender, but that doesn’t bring in too much money either. I have been toying with the idea of going to school to get my degree in nursing, but I just don’t know when I would have the time. I am already relying on everyone to watch Sophie for free since I didn’t have the extra money to pay them. I just don’t know if I can juggle being a single mom, working full time, and going to school full time. I suppose it can be done, just maybe not by me.
I feel a pang in my heart. I feel bad that Connie has to do so much for us. I know she does it out of the kindness of her heart and she really enjoys spoiling us, but it makes me feel like dirt that I can’t provide all those things for my daughter. “Connie, you really didn’t have to do that. We have plenty of clothes.”
She waves her hand at me. “Nonsense. There’s no such thing as too many clothes.”
I glance sheepishly at the clothes in the bags. I see a pair of jeans, a couple t-shirts, and a bunch of onesies. “Well, we appreciate it. Thank you.”
“No thanks needed,” Connie tells me, pulling me to her in a hug. “I do this because I love you and I want to.”
I smile at her when we pull away.
My Dearest Jaden,
It’s three am and I just spent the past hour watching you sleep. You look so peaceful in your sleep. It tears me up inside when you wake up screaming from one of your nightmares that I know I can’t stop. But I have to admit that it fills me with selfish pride knowing I’m the only one who can calm you down and get you back to the good dreams you deserve.
I just wanted to let you know that I love you with all of my heart. And I am so excited to meet our beautiful baby girl. You are the most gorgeous person on this planet, growing that baby inside of you. That baby that we created with our love. I am so blessed to be able to call you mine. I don’t know what I did to get this lucky, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.
I’m looking at the ring on your finger and I’m so impatient. I want you to be Mrs. Jaden Rhea Hollis, like yesterday. I can’t believe that this time next year I will have a beautiful baby girl and an amazing wife all to myself.
My world would be so bland without you. Thank you for loving me and giving me all the happiness in the world.
Love, Matt
My eyes fill with tears as I reread the letter. It was one of the last ones he wrote to me before the accident. I had woken up in the morning to find him gone to work, but the letter propped up on his pillow. I’d immediately grabbed my phone and typed out a quick text message, telling him how much I loved him.
I was reading his letters, hoping it would spark some inspiration for my next one. He was always so raw in his letters. I wish I could be like that. My mind gets all jumbled and I can’t quite figure out what I want to say to him. I know I want to write him another one soon as I feel my heart getting heavy, but I don’t want to it to be a repeat of the first one.
I hear knocking on the door and jump. I’m sitting on the couch with his letters draped across me. Sophie is bouncing in her jumper, completely content.
There’s no way it’s already five , I think to myself. I glance at my phone. Yup. It is. I have been sitting here reading letters for the past hour.
“Just a sec!” I holler to the door. I scramble to put the letters in a neat pile. I notice my face is wet and wipe away the tears I didn’t realize had fallen.
Sophie laughs and bounces in her little seat. I smile at her on the way to the door. I pull the door open to find Mandy and Destinee in an intense lip lock. My laugh breaks them apart.
“Get a room, you two.”
“She started it,” Destinee says, pointing to Mandy, who is wiping off her mouth.
“Well, I got bored waiting for you to answer
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