Dear Everly, by London Casey & Jaxson Kidman & Karolyn James

Author:London Casey & Jaxson Kidman & Karolyn James [Casey, London]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-30T18:30:00+00:00

I love you endlessly,

Jake

Chapter Twenty-One

A Hand on the Door

(Jake)

The weekends were sometimes the hardest time to be a single dad. Because there was no real lazy schedule ever allowed. You know how some people looked forward to sleeping in? Lounging in their pajamas? Maybe getting caught up on chores around the house. Or seeing friends. Going places. Having dinner. Anything.

Not the case for me.

It was just an extension of the week without the routine.

Sadie slept great, I gave her that much. My body was the one that woke up around seven. And Sadie was always up around eight. Groggy eyed and carrying Bo, she’d shuffle through the kitchen and took a seat at the dining room table, waiting for her breakfast. And her breakfast was always there and waiting.

I kept myself busy with mundane things around the house, all the while taking as many breaks as needed to play castle, have a tea party, watch cartoons, do anything Sadie wanted to do. That also included a trip to the park with a picnic lunch. I rarely did the park thing, but for Sadie, I’d do anything. And while I didn’t have the wicker picnic basket that she saw on TV, I had my lunch cooler. The white plastic stained black from the garage, but it did the trick.

I spread a blanket out in the grass and we hung out, eating peanut butter and jellies, drinking apple juice, eating baby carrots, a few cookies, and we looked at the clouds to figure out what shapes they were. Talk about an injection of innocence. Looking up to the clouds though made me feel uneasy.

When we got back home, Sadie curled up on the couch and actually dozed off. Hugging Bo, her head on a pillow, a cartoon playing in the background, I stood there and watched her, shaking my head. She was literally my entire world. The house was just a structure of memories. My truck was a vehicle. My job was a means to an end. But Sadie… she was everything.

Crouching down, I touched her head, kissed her cheek, and put a blanket over her.

Then I went upstairs and grabbed a shower.

Here’s the thing… I took a hot shower, alone, in peace, without a worry. There was a sense of normal to it. The only thing playing in my mind was what happened with Emily on her deck. I knew exactly where that would have gone if Sadie hadn’t woken up.

I got out of the shower and put a towel around my waist. I wiped my hand on the foggy mirror and stared at my reflection.

It’s okay, Jake. Whatever you need to do now, it’s okay. Just don’t do anything to hurt Sadie.

I wasn’t sure whose voice that was playing in my head.

I looked down and shut my eyes for a second. The warmth of the bathroom was comfort. For a second I pictured her walking up behind me, her hands sliding around my body. Touching my skin. Me taking a deep breath in.

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