Never Date Your Ex by Genevieve Goodwin

Author:Genevieve Goodwin
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Silver Gate Press
Published: 2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The evening turned out to be a pleasant surprise, at least once the pizza arrived. Ross, who was delighted with the pizza but not the mushrooms, fed them inconspicuously to Thorn who had hidden himself underneath the kitchen table.

Aidan and Jamie cleared away the kitchen table while the Ross and Thorn played outside together on the back patio. Dogs and kids were a match made in heaven, she mused. Too bad the creator hadn't done as well when she matched men and women together. She caught Aidan happily watching his son through the kitchen window as he washed dishes at the sink. She loved the way his face took on the expression of a proud parent.

"Ross has wanted a dog for the longest time. I kept saying no because I thought the responsibility might be too much at his age," Aidan said out of the blue. "But I think that I might have to give into this one. He must get lonely sometimes with no brothers and sisters around."

"I'm sure he does," Jamie said, remembering her own childhood devoid of siblings or pets. "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" she asked.

Aidan was quiet. Jamie recalled Kerrie talking about his brother being killed when they were in high school. "I'm sorry. I had forgotten about your brother's accident. I don't really know the details about what happened."

Aidan's face hardened. "He was in a boating accident. The engine malfunctioned. He got stranded in a severe storm when he was out fishing one day. The boat capsized. His body was never found."

"I'm so sorry" Jamie said.

"We tried to inform the manufacturer about the problem but they got some high-priced lawyer and that put it to rest," he said with cynicism. "We didn't want to sue them. It wouldn't bring Danny back. We wanted them to change the design of the engines so no one else would get hurt. As it is, they still make the engines exactly the same way, and people are still getting killed."

"That's awful." Jamie felt the deep sorrow in his voice. She wished she could wrap her arms around him, and comfort him but she knew that would be a mistake. He would mistake her compassion as pity, and a proud man like Aidan Brice wouldn't want pity from anyone. Especially from Jamie.

Ross and Thorn came thundering through the door and Jamie felt relieved. Their very presence uplifted her and filled the room with a glorious happiness that chased away the gloomy topic. It was after nine when Thorn and Ross finally exhausted themselves and fell sound asleep on the couch.

"I better put Ross to bed" Aidan said. He picked up his son and started up the stairs. Thorn stirred, barely opening his drooping eyelids before dropping them shut again. A slight wag of his tail was his goodnight gesture.

Jamie followed Aidan upstairs, enthralled by this ritual. She had never put a child to bed, never really been around many children in her life. Ross was angelic. Sweet, joyful, and beautiful, he was a cherubic perfection.

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