Something Borrowed by Lydia Michaels

Author:Lydia Michaels [Michaels, Lydia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-23T18:30:00+00:00

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Saturday morning Trenton came over for brunch. Chloe made French toast with homemade whipped cream and fresh cut strawberries. After breakfast, the kids played and she finally told him a little bit about what was going on with Dayton.

“Is it me?” he asked, his brow creased and his eyes worried.

“No. I think he would be this way with anyone. He feels like his dad’s being replaced and I think he’s confused about a lot of things.”

“But there was the episode over at Ty’s. Do you think my part in that made him dislike me?”

She hated the look in his eyes, knowing he regretted that day. “Trenton, I told you I was wrong to fly off the handle at Tyson’s. I saw your hands on my son and I just reacted without thinking. I know you were only trying to protect the kids.”

He glanced away, carefully choosing his words. “With Marcus, did he ever … hurt the boys?”

She swallowed hard. “No. I worried if I stayed he would’ve started with Dayton, or worse, Mattie, who was still just a baby.”

“I guess it’s for the best he has no interest in seeing his boys.”

Chloe let the false assumption lie. Truth was, six years down the line, she didn’t know if Marcus thought about her and the boys at all anymore. He might’ve moved on to be with someone else, possibly have another family to worry about. She’d always believed if he wanted to find them he would have by now.

She understood Trenton’s misconception. Like many people, he assumed she had a tidy little court-approved arrangement, maybe even one where Marcus’s support checks came twice a month and he could visit his sons upon request. But it could never be like that.

She considered clearing up the misconception but feared another man would try to tell her how to handle her life. Not that Trenton typically did that, but at the moment, after the disagreement with Tommy, she was tapped out on other people’s advice about how she should raise her children.

“I told Dayton there’s no chance of his father and I ever living together again.”

“How did he react to that?”

“He blames me.”

He gave her a sympathetic smile. “He’s still young, doll. He doesn’t understand.”

“I know. It doesn’t make it hurt any less though.”

“I’m sorry.” He pulled her into his side and kissed her head. “I don’t know much of the details of your marriage, you’ll tell me about it when you’re ready, but I’m pretty sure your marriage fell apart because of Marcus, not you.”

After Trenton left, the day continued under a shadow of melancholy. She wasn’t up for anything. The guys were excited about their concert and she tried to listen to their cheerful plans, but her heart wasn’t in it. She ordered pizza for dinner and decided to catch up on the novel she was currently reading.

“Mom?” Dayton stood hesitantly in the doorway of her bedroom.

“Hey.” She closed her book.

“Are you okay?” he asked, taking a small step in the room.

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