Regretfully by Leighton Riley

Author:Leighton Riley [Riley, Leighton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 22944124
Published: 2014-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

I smiled at the memory. We were both so happy for what was to come. I would catch her most mornings looking in the mirror, trying to see if she had a bump at all and most of the time, pushing out her belly to make it look like she was further along than she was. She was so eager to be a mom. I would watch her speak to her belly when she thought I wasn’t near, talking about how much they were loved and how awesome their daddy and mommy were. I fell in love with her just a little more each time.

I had decided. I was going to try with Tristen again. It’d been a good amount of time since Cami’s accident, and I missed him terribly. We’d been in a good place once before, and now that I was single, there wasn’t anything holding me back. I would always question myself if I didn’t. The entire way to work, I had thought about how I’d text him that afternoon to see if he wanted to get drinks that night so that I could get a feel for where he was at. I had butterflies in my stomach and couldn’t wait to see what the day would bring.

Sitting at my desk at work, I was coming up with a to-do list for the day since all the kids had finally arrived and were all where they were supposed to be. I had a good two hours before lunchtime and recess to get the bulk of what I needed done.

I walked out to the front desk and heard the buzzer notifying us that someone wanted to come in who didn’t have a code. Setting everything down, I walked around to the front door and stood frozen in my tracks.

Taking a step back, my hand went up to my mouth and I started shaking my head involuntarily.

What? Oh my— fuck.

I was hallucinating. I needed— I needed to call Tristen. I needed a fucking drink.

She stood still, staring me down as if she were trying to figure it out. Wearing skinny jeans and a loose lavender blouse, she hadn’t changed a bit, well, except for her demeanor and the whole I died eighteen months ago thing. After a moment or two, one of the other teachers walked by and asked if I was okay and if it was alright to let the woman in.

“Oh, uhh, I’ll take care of it. Thank you, though.”

After the teacher was out of sight, I composed myself all the while asking a bajillion questions in my head.

How? What happened? Where? Why? Did she?

“Come inside,” was all I said as I held the door open for her.

Taking unsure steps, she walked past me and into the lobby.

“Cami?” Just saying her name brought goosebumps to my arms.

Nodding slightly, she crossed her arms in a protective measure and looked around at her surroundings. She’d been in here on numerous occasions before the accident.

“How are you here? Do you remember me? Where have you been the past eighteen months? Oh, my God.

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