The History in Us by L.B. Dunbar

Author:L.B. Dunbar [Dunbar, L.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-29T23:00:00+00:00

Levi

“Levi, it’s important to mingle with professionals. Networking can help you.” Anne was making me attend a photography show. I’d finally applied for the Geographic Digest job, and used Jet Markenson’s connection from the Tribune to expedite the application, however, he did offer me a job free-lancing for the newspaper. It wasn’t ideal, but it was something. He mentioned a decision from Geographic Digest could take some time and I needed more experience.

In desperation, Katie was going to babysit for me. I hated asking her, but after Mrs. Hubbard’s daughter Maggie bailed on me the night of my date with Katie, there wasn’t anyone else I trusted. Secretly, I liked the idea of coming home to find Katie in my apartment waiting for me, which made me sort of sick in the head. It wasn’t like she was my wife, or even my girlfriend, and yet when the cashier at the bookstore called us a family, a strange sensation came over me. A calm I hadn’t felt before. The concept of a family brought peace to me. Add to that when Katie said she trusted me, for our project, and I liked the words, but I didn’t know how to respond. I understood the commitment of trust, but it scared me. After what happened to me in the military, I didn’t want another person to have faith in me. I didn’t trust myself.

“I promise not to stay long, and I won’t be drinking that much.” I don’t know why I felt the need to explain myself to her. I didn’t want to justify going out. On the other hand, I liked the idea that she’d want to know my plan.

“Take your time. Have fun. Give yourself a break.” She waved at me dismissively while she jiggled a growing AJ on her hip. She held up AJ’s hand to wave at me.

“Say bye Daddy,” she cooed, and I worried, for the millionth time, that my son would never hear properly, a secondary concern being his speech. If he couldn’t hear, how would he learn to talk? But Katie looked lovingly at him, like he could conquer the world. She looked natural holding him, like he belonged on her hip, and I exhaled in relief of her affection for him. I also appreciated how she sensed what I needed. I did need a break. AJ and I were joined together every second minus the ones when I went to school. I needed a night out of sports and shots to renew my man card.

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