Calendar Boys Box Set: Books 1 - 4 by Goodin Nicole S

Author:Goodin, Nicole S. [Goodin, Nicole S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

Mia

There’s a knock at the door at 6.00pm on the dot.

I don’t know how many times I’ve told him that he doesn’t need to knock anymore, but he never listens.

In fact, he never does anything I tell him.

He never stops doing things for me and Joe. He never stops spoiling my son with toys or day trips. He doesn’t stop doing my yard work or fixing my car.

He never moves on from us and focuses on his own life.

He listens to all the important things I say, though. He hears me when I’m upset, or when I’m lying about being okay. He listens when I talk about Joe or my dreams of the future.

He knows me so well now. He’s my best friend.

He might even know me better than I know myself these days. It’s been a long two years, and if I’m honest I don’t really know who I am anymore.

To most people, I’m a widow.

To Joe, I’m Mumma.

But to me… I just don’t know.

Everything I had planned for my life has changed. It all changed the minute his light went out and faded into darkness.

The only thing I’m certain of is that the man waiting on the porch will be there to support me through it all. All I have to do is ask.

I open the door and sure enough, Luke is standing there waiting, a bunch of flowers in his hand.

“For you,” he says as he holds them out to me with a smile.

I still don’t know why he does this, but it’s a tradition spanning nearly two years at this point, so I don’t bother acting surprised the way I used to.

Luke has been here for me, whenever I’ve needed him. Nothing is ever too big of an ask or an inconvenience.

He was here with me, changing nappies and heating bottles when Joe was only tiny and I was sleep deprived and struggling to manage on my own.

He was the only one I trusted to hold my baby without supervision for a long time.

He was here through storms, power outages and broken windows.

He’s always been here.

I know he thinks it’s Joe who has gotten me through, and while I don’t know what I’d do without my son, it’s him that held my head above water and made sure I didn’t drown.

I owe a lot to the man in front of me.

I hold my hand out for the flowers and bring them to my nose to breathe in the sweet, floral scent.

“They’re beautiful, Luke, you didn’t have to.”

“I wanted to,” he replies – like he always does, with a shy smile.

“Thank you.”

“Wuke!” the little voice behind me shouts.

Luke’s eyes light up at the sound of my son’s voice.

I’ve never seen a man so smitten with a child before. They share a bond that goes well beyond friends. It cuts me deep that the closest male role model Joe has is Luke, when it should have been Troy, but I know my husband would be happy that Joe has the next best thing.

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