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Deb shrugs like the pain of that infidelity doesn’t bother her anyh the divorce and it’s over now He’s paying for it with the house and the car and aliets the kids twice a month”
“He’ll probably botch that too I can’t believe a reat dad with Madison could just completely lose interest in his kids”
“I guess for e, kids, all of it, is too ht not be able to adrow together andof all It’s like a unicorn- a good, lastingI’m perfect either”
“Yeah, but you also didn’t go out and get a mistress Or a mister”
“No” Deb reaches out and pulls out a gold dress, sio “I most definitely didn’t do that It’s hard, when you have kids, to uy too You can’t tell the like that When they’re older, they ht understand I just hope he doesn’t toodle off coood father at first and now he hardly takes an interest”
“Bloody bastard,” Donna hisses “Ooooh! How about this one?” She produces a bold pink dress that is shimmery and flowy, and well, pink
Deb gasps “It’s perfect! I’ll need to try it on, but I’ll take it!” She rushes around, putting the other dresses back
The dress ends up fitting like it was made for Deb, and she and Donna both leave happy, off to celebrate the good things that I hope are co after they leave, their words stick withsmoke of burned toast Ever burned toast so bad that you just can’t get the s Toasters can be very, very dangerous appliances
I’m the only one in the store for a few hours yet, and since business is pretty slow this ives me too much time to think
Rationally, I know that Deb’s experience isn’t everyone’s experience, but irrationally- and hout n that I shouldn’t ignore
You know that old saying about soood to be true? Of course you do Everyone does Well, there’s also a saying about how that saying is generally true
Does Daniel see about how he seems so perfect? How he’s too perfectly nice? Steadfast? Trustworthy? How he didn’t bail? How he said all the things I needed to hear, offered me perfect reassurances, was so nice when he metthat he felt right in ways that I couldn’t explain I was bla that sos just clicked I was thinking that it didn’t always have to be so etting excited, reclai exactly what Deb did and rushing in too fast?
What if I’ the classicelse? I did, despite my reservations, my vow to take a break from men, and allin the first person who ca that isn’t there? Are things just going to turn into a disaster because I think I’et to know Daniel, but really I don’t know hi? I could change too We’re in this situation together The whole unplanned pregnancy I know he’s going to have to be in my life in some capacity, always, and I really hope he’s in his son’s or daughter’s life, supporting the good parents by getting involved with hio to poo with us and then it will go to poo with our baby as a result? I don’t want my child to have a poop relationship with their dad I want the left, no e you are