Back to You by Priscilla Glenn

Author:Priscilla Glenn [Glenn, Priscilla]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General Fiction, C429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9781479103782
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

True to his word, Michael arrived home shortly before seven, carrying a bag from the grocery store.

Lauren glanced over at him as the door opened, and he smiled softly, taking off his jacket.

“Hey,” she said, standing from the couch and stretching.

“Hi,” he answered softly, tossing his jacket over a chair as he walked toward her. He placed the grocery bag on the table and glanced past her into the living room. “How is she?”

“She’s okay. She’s been sleeping for a while now.”

Michael nodded, running his hand through his hair as he exhaled. “Thank you again. I’m sorry you had to give up your evening.”

“It’s fine,” Lauren assured him with a shake of her head.

He nodded, walking past her into the living room. For a second he stood there, looking down at Erin, and then he exhaled a heavy breath, sitting down on the recliner beside the couch and dropping his head into his hands. “You can’t imagine what this does to me,” he mumbled.he corner of his mouth lifted in a smile. , le

“She’ll be okay, Michael. It’s just a virus. It’s almost over,” Lauren said, following him into the living room.

He shook his head, still looking at the floor. “That’s not what I meant.”

He looked totally dejected, and Lauren stood there, watching him but not pressing him further. Instead, she battled the innate reaction she had to cross the room to him, to kneel in front of him and wrap her arms around him, anything to take that look off his face.

“The only reason I’m even going back to school is for her,” he finally said, glancing up at Lauren. “But it means I have to leave her when I could be spending time with her. It means I can’t take care of her when she needs me.”

He shook his head and looked over to where Erin lay sleeping on the couch. “Her mom’s not around. I’m hardly around…” He trailed off before looking back at Lauren. “It’s just, like, am I doing the right thing? Is it worth it? I just…I just wish I knew, ya know?”

Michael sat back against the seat and closed his eyes, sighing heavily.

“Hey,” Lauren said softly, walking toward him. “You’re doing the right thing. You’re building a future for her. Most parents are away from their children during the day. It’s the whole reason I have a job,” she added with a tiny laugh, hoping he would smile in return.

His eyes remained closed, but the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and Lauren smiled, closing the distance between them and kneeling on the floor next to the chair. “It’s the time that you do spend with her that counts,” she added. “And you’re doing an amazing job.”

Michael laughed humorlessly. “You’re still the same,” he said with a shake of his head.

“But you are,” she insisted. “She’s smart, she’s motivated, she’s so kind to everyone, Michael. She’s a perfect little person. And she adores you.”

Michael opened his eyes fully then, looking at Lauren with

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