Impact by Danielle Norman

Author:Danielle Norman [Norman, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780984176656
Publisher: F Squared
Published: 2018-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

“Did you have fun?” Bee and I swung our hands as we walked back to Tristan’s.

“Yep, and Yia Yia—that’s Greek for Grandma—that’s what Damon’s mommy said I could call her. Is that okay if I call her that? I’ve never had a grandma, and Harlow has a grandma, Miss Sophie’s mom is her Yia Yia, but not me. I’ve only ever had you. I like having a Yia Yia, but if you don’t want me calling her that, then I won’t.”

“But she isn’t really your grandmother, so it isn’t really her name, is it?” I needed Bee to understand the difference, I wasn’t sure why since I was proof positive that grandparents didn’t stick up for you or stay around. But I just wanted her to understand.

“No. But your name isn’t really Mom, is it? I call you it because I love you. Just like Harlow calls Sophie mom because she loves her.”

“But Mom means that I’m your mother, I gave birth to you.”

“No.” Bee stopped walking, turned, and gripped both of my hands tightly. “Mom means you love me. Miss Sophie didn’t give birth to Harlow, but she’s her mom.”

“Ahhh.” I had nothing to say—nothing. I’d just had a shovelful of from-the-mouths-of-babes thrown into my face. I needed to take this in, all of this. My kid caught on to a lot more than I’d been giving her credit for.

“Hey, why are you two beautiful ladies standing in the middle of the road?” Damon asked, coming to a stop beside us. “You okay?”

“Uh huh.”

“I wanted to know if I could take Bee with me up to the store? I thought maybe we could get some pizza for dinner and watch a movie. That is, if you don’t mind the company.”

“Yeah. Okay. Sure.”

“Katy, did something happen?” Damon’s warm breath was right against my ear.

“No, I could use a few minutes. Why don’t you two run?” Bee’s giggles rang out as Damon swept her up into his arms.

“Mom. Hey, Mom.” I looked over at my girl’s smiling face. “I love you, Mom.”

“I love you, too, Bee bug.”

While they ran to the store, I tried to get my shit together. Not as in organized but as in figure out what the fuck I was doing.

Bee’s words caused a revelation inside me. I’d been trying to keep us from forming connections with people who could hurt us, but in reality, anyone could hurt us and anyone could protect us. The difference was all in the people we chose. God, that was deep. I was afraid that I was setting myself up for heartbreak . . . again.

I thought about the way Damon’s breath felt against my neck. He did something to me, not just in my head but my heart, and my body. He made me think of things that I hadn’t thought about or considered in years. And, holy shit, I trusted him with my daughter, I’d let them leave together, which was a major step.

I’d lost it, all my beliefs the last eight-plus years were just sucked out with one little girl’s words.

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