Me and You and Daisies by Lily R. Mason

Author:Lily R. Mason [Mason, Lily R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15: Guardian

The day after we found out we were having a girl, Julie called to tell me she had good news. She was excited, but I could hear she was scared too. She always sounds scared, though. I would sound scared all the time too if I had Julie's life. But thankfully I don't have Julie's life. I have my life with you, and because I know Julie, I have a new appreciation for what you and I have. Sometimes I feel like I've never had to grow up; you've always taken care of me and supported me. Maybe that's why I don't know who I am. If I'd had to support myself or had to be alone, maybe I'd know. But I would choose my life with you a thousand times out of a hundred.

Julie told me that she'd received her first alimony and child support checks and she wanted to move back to Columbus. Then she paused and told me in a giddy, secretive voice that Tim couldn't afford the mortgage on their house down the street anymore because he had to pay alimony, so they had put it on the market and already had a buyer. With her half of the money she could get a little condo for her and Zoe and start their new life. I was so happy for her, I felt my throat close up and tears burned in the corners of my eyes. She said she felt like she could breathe for the first time in years, and although I know it's different, I felt the same way. I was going to have my best friend living near me again. And better than that, Julie was going to get her life back.

I set up email alerts for job postings that Julie might be interested in. I was hoping to find her something like setting up window displays, but no one was hiring for that. I thought maybe she'd be a good personal assistant, but all those jobs required years of experience and references. Julie doesn't have any of that. She has an associate's degree in communications and a few years of experience working in a boutique that has long since closed. She was anxious about finding work, but when you talked to her later that day, you told her that she would be fine for at least a year after she got her portion of profit from the sale of the house, especially with her alimony and monthly child support checks.

Meanwhile, Caleb has been growing like crazy. I swear he eats more than you do, and you're pregnant and constantly hungry. Although he has a weakness for ice cream - his favorite flavor is the kind in front of him - he chows down on vegetables and protein just as voraciously. He's had a cute little belly his whole life, and seeing it pooch out after a healthy meal makes me happy because I know he's full of things that make him healthy and strong.

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