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“Thanks, Josie,” I said, al sorry for her I had been that woman once Hopelessly in love with a man that could never, would never, love me back

“I shouldn’t be surprised the two of you ended up together She was always there between us, after all” Josie sounded so incredibly bitter Her lip curled, and there was a flash of anger that she quickly tamped down

“You’re right I never got over Whitney We both knew that” Kyle pulled ether I wasn’t sure why he was being so needlessly hateful Why rub our relationship in Josie’s face?

I pulled away slightly, not wanting to be a part of whatever this was “I hear you’re staying in town for a while”

Josie’s eyes zeroed in on Kyle again “Yes Until things are settled”

Why did it feel like she didn’t justcustody?

“Do you want to see Katie?” I asked when neither Josie nor Kyle said anything else Kyle looked angry and defiant, the exact opposite of our plan to remain calirl It was all very uncomfortable

Josie snapped out of her Kyle fixation and looked around, her eyes drifting right over Katie, as only ten feet away “Where is she?”

How does she not recognize her own daughter?

I tried not to judge her too harshly for that She hadn’t been around Katie since she was a few h Kyle had sent her pictures, it wasn’t the sa someone in real life

But still …

Kyle knelt down beside Katie “Hey, Bug, there’s someone I’d like you to htest when she rubbed sand down his arms

He carried her over to Josie, and with her balanced on his hip, he spoke softly to his little girl, as about to , this is your mommy Can you say hi?”

Josie took a step toward them and bent down so that her face was only inches from Katie’s She plastered a s comically “Hi, Katie, I’ to so

“She’s not stupid, Josie You can talk to her normally,” Kyle snapped

Josie held her ar?”