right now.
“Do you want Daddy to come for supper?”
Everett whispered in Ember’s ear how proud he was of her. She just barely heard it over Hudson’s hoots of excitement when Sage said he’d come over. Though butterflies built in her stomach for what would happen, she was glad that they both accepted each other. Well, at least it looked like it so far. Giving her parents a strong hug and a promise to call, they head out to her car.
“Come on little man. Let’s get in your seat,” she said as excitedly as she could manage.
“Do you mind if I do it,” Sage’s small unsure voice said from behind her.
Turning, she forced a smile and shrugged. “If you want to, it’s just making sure he’s buckled in properly. It’s not a huge deal…” she started to say, but Sage had already eagerly walked away and put her son in the backseat. It took a lot out of Ember to not walk up there and throw him out of the way so she could take care of her son. It was then, too, that the thought that he’s his son too hit her like a ton of bricks. Sage was back in her life. Right now, she’s not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
With the shake of her head, she moved to the car and got in the driver’s seat. As she was buckling, she watched Sage and Hudson playing around in the back. The sound of Sage laughing brought back the past, memories that both hurt her and made her smile.
“Mommy! Daddy says that he’s going to be around more,” Hudson said excitedly as Sage made his way around the car and into the passenger seat.
Ember chose to keep her mouth shut. Anger was building inside her, and Hudson definitely didn’t deserve to be subjected to her irate mood. Actually, Ember wasn’t fully sure what she was angry about, she just knew she was. The entire drive back, she was quiet, listening to Sage and Hudson talk back and forth like they were old friends reuniting. Hudson had welcomed him freely into his life. There was no trial period, no anything. He just saw him and loved him immediately. Ember should be proud of the huge heart her son had, but she also knew the man. Well, at least what he’d done to her for five freaking years. He abandoned them, for crying out loud. Sage walked out of her life without looking back. He had five years… Five fucking years to contact her, to apologize, but he didn’t. Yes, she remembered what he had said about his life not being all that great and all that, but shit! He left her to deal with his psychotic parents. While she had an infant to care for to boot.
By the time they pulled into the parking lot of the apartments they had lived in, Ember was boiling with anger. She was angry at the whole damn world right now. So upset that it kept bringing tears to her eyes. So angry that when Sage spoke to her, she lashed out at him, thankfully they were both out of the car and Hudson still sat in the backseat. Hopefully, he couldn’t hear her fighting with his father.
“You live here ?” He said it almost like it offended him.
Well, fuck him! “Yes, we do!” She yelled. “Unlike you, I’ve been raising a child and trying to finish high school. Then when I finally did finish, I had to pick up more hours at work so I could make ends meet. Most nights, I didn’t sleep, or I was so damn tired I would cry. Not to mention Hudson was colicky, so he barely slept and couldn’t handle to not be rocking. College,” she laughed. “I had to forget my dream of joining my father’s firm because I couldn’t work the hours I needed and still go to school. BECAUSE I WAS DOING IT ALL ON MY OWN!”
By the time she finished her rant, she was breathing hard, and her hands were shaking. Sage stood there and just stared at her. Without saying another word, he walked around Ember and got Hudson out of the car. Soon, his chatter filled the tension building between Ember and Sage. Thankfully in pure Hudson form, he was oblivious to any of that. He just felt the happiness from being with his
“Do you want Daddy to come for supper?”
Everett whispered in Ember’s ear how proud he was of her. She just barely heard it over Hudson’s hoots of excitement when Sage said he’d come over. Though butterflies built in her stomach for what would happen, she was glad that they both accepted each other. Well, at least it looked like it so far. Giving her parents a strong hug and a promise to call, they head out to her car.
“Come on little man. Let’s get in your seat,” she said as excitedly as she could manage.
“Do you mind if I do it,” Sage’s small unsure voice said from behind her.
Turning, she forced a smile and shrugged. “If you want to, it’s just making sure he’s buckled in properly. It’s not a huge deal…” she started to say, but Sage had already eagerly walked away and put her son in the backseat. It took a lot out of Ember to not walk up there and throw him out of the way so she could take care of her son. It was then, too, that the thought that he’s his son too hit her like a ton of bricks. Sage was back in her life. Right now, she’s not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
With the shake of her head, she moved to the car and got in the driver’s seat. As she was buckling, she watched Sage and Hudson playing around in the back. The sound of Sage laughing brought back the past, memories that both hurt her and made her smile.
“Mommy! Daddy says that he’s going to be around more,” Hudson said excitedly as Sage made his way around the car and into the passenger seat.
Ember chose to keep her mouth shut. Anger was building inside her, and Hudson definitely didn’t deserve to be subjected to her irate mood. Actually, Ember wasn’t fully sure what she was angry about, she just knew she was. The entire drive back, she was quiet, listening to Sage and Hudson talk back and forth like they were old friends reuniting. Hudson had welcomed him freely into his life. There was no trial period, no anything. He just saw him and loved him immediately. Ember should be proud of the huge heart her son had, but she also knew the man. Well, at least what he’d done to her for five freaking years. He abandoned them, for crying out loud. Sage walked out of her life without looking back. He had five years… Five fucking years to contact her, to apologize, but he didn’t. Yes, she remembered what he had said about his life not being all that great and all that, but shit! He left her to deal with his psychotic parents. While she had an infant to care for to boot.
By the time they pulled into the parking lot of the apartments they had lived in, Ember was boiling with anger. She was angry at the whole damn world right now. So upset that it kept bringing tears to her eyes. So angry that when Sage spoke to her, she lashed out at him, thankfully they were both out of the car and Hudson still sat in the backseat. Hopefully, he couldn’t hear her fighting with his father.
“You live here ?” He said it almost like it offended him.
Well, fuck him! “Yes, we do!” She yelled. “Unlike you, I’ve been raising a child and trying to finish high school. Then when I finally did finish, I had to pick up more hours at work so I could make ends meet. Most nights, I didn’t sleep, or I was so damn tired I would cry. Not to mention Hudson was colicky, so he barely slept and couldn’t handle to not be rocking. College,” she laughed. “I had to forget my dream of joining my father’s firm because I couldn’t work the hours I needed and still go to school. BECAUSE I WAS DOING IT ALL ON MY OWN!”
By the time she finished her rant, she was breathing hard, and her hands were shaking. Sage stood there and just stared at her. Without saying another word, he walked around Ember and got Hudson out of the car. Soon, his chatter filled the tension building between Ember and Sage. Thankfully in pure Hudson form, he was oblivious to any of that. He just felt the happiness from being with his
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