Discovering Danielle by L M Terry

Author:L M Terry [Terry, L M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Anthony

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We had a nice dinner. Addy and Dani hit it off instantly. Dani was relaxed thanks to my session with her back in the room. I worried it would feel awkward having her with me around my friends, but this is the first time in so long that I have not felt like something was missing. I feel complete with her next to me. I can’t wait to introduce her to the rest of the gang.

After we ate we agreed to go to the zoo together this morning, well I should say the girls agreed to it and I’m stuck going. We are picking Liam and Addy up later on because I need to make a quick trip to the mall. With all the hoopla of the last few weeks I have forgotten to get my favorite niece a birthday gift.

“So, what does Sophia like?” Dani asks as we walk hand in hand through the crowd of shoppers. Every now and then she stops to take a few deep breaths. Crowds and shopping are big triggers for her, but she is doing very well.

“Pink, she likes pink, and barbies. She has a big doll house in her room that was Anna’s when she was little. But, I really don’t know what she is into now. I’ve been away for so long.”

“Why did you distance yourself? Addy mentioned it but didn’t go into details.”

“I don’t know. My friends all got married and they were so happy, I guess I was jealous. No. I wasn’t jealous, I was happy for them, I guess I just didn’t know where it left me and the more I was around them the emptier I felt.” I shrug my shoulder at her, this is the first time I have voiced these feelings.

“I can understand that,” she says. “Their lives were changing and yours wasn’t. They were slowing down, starting their families and you were still trying to be James Bond.”

I laugh. “You are correct, but now I have you. Will you slow me down?” I ask her thoughtfully pulling her to stop in front of a children’s clothing store.

“Do you want to slow down?” she asks.

“Yes and no.”

“I think there is room in life for both, but what I think you should focus on is you and not them. Everyone has their own pace in life. It isn’t a race you know.” She stands on her tiptoes and plants a kiss on my lips before turning to look into the window of the shop we stopped at.

“You are right, I am who I am.”

She returns her focus back to me. “That is right, and I love who you are.”

Life is changing for me, with Dani by my side. It is shifting. My mind is calm, and I am content. I brush her hair back and kiss her temple. “Thank you for coming with me. I know our vacation started out a little rough, but I think it is looking up.”

“Definitely,” she says softly. “So, are you buying Sophia clothes? Most kids want toys…just sayin.

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