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Gavin went to grab ht grip, and I stormed away to the bathroom

As I took my first few steps away froo, and then she was on my heels I pushed the bathroom door open so hard that I alized and stepped around her to go to the sink and splash cold water onhiood

“I’ainst the counter by the sink, and she stood withtheir hands and walked out

“Do me a favor and mean it this tiive him another chance”

She was right, and I hated that I couldn’t even argue with her about it I had let hiuess I was afraid of being alone

My mother had been my whole world up until her death from a lost battle

with cancer five years earlier, and though I had gotten used to life without her, I’d never been all on e, I’d had Kayla by my side She was all I had in the world Then I s took a turn for the worse At first he was so char and sweet, but I later found out that was all a façade to leer irl: he took full advantage of my vulnerability

“This ti at a point in my life where I eak and vulnerable, and I let hi time, and I need to move the fuck on Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll lose myself in him I took care of Mom while she had cancer; I buried my head in my books after she died; and then I became Gavin’s showpiece I need to focus onIs that co she would tell me the truth no matter what

“No, you should do what’s right for yourself first I’ve always told you that You have soyou”

She was right again Creativity wasnature, and he’d done all he could to insult me and belittle my skills

“I should have nevereasy He’s spent soelse I hope it’s still early enough for hih with it He doesn’t even want children”

“You ot him to have the children talk?” Kayla’s eyes lit with surprise

“Yeah, and the reason he never wanted to talk to me about it was he kneanted a child, that I had even considered having a baby all by myself after mother’s death, but then I’d met him”

It had been a half-baked idea, but I had always knoanted children and thought maybe a baby would fill the void ured she’d done it on her ohy couldn’t I? I’ve always adored children Maybe it had so up and havingmy mother to have more babies Who knows

“Aren’t you thankful you didn’t do that?” Kayla let out a long breath and stared at the ceiling She’d been againstout for what she thought was ht time for me to become a mother, but I couldn’t wait for the day to finally come