Julian: A Dark Angel Series Companion Novella (Dark Angel #3) by Kat T. Masen

Author:Kat T. Masen [Masen, Kat T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Hi Julian, Hope all is well. I would love to catch up with you just to say thank you for everything you did for me, if that’s ok. Would you be able to meet us at the park in an hour? Charlie

It’s the last person I expected, and it’s testing my strength. I was finally moving on, not to mention she used the word ‘us’. Lex wouldn’t allow her to see me, and surely if he did, he would hover over us like a vulture ready to feed on a carcass. There was a part of me, however small it may be, that felt like I owed her this. Whether it was closure, gratitude, whatever the fuck you want to call it, and with that in mind, I text back agreeing to meet. It’s only seconds later that she responds with a time and place.

An hour later, I am sitting on a park bench, showered and shaved. The beard would scare the children; it wasn’t like I trying to impress Charlie. Waiting in anticipation, my hands begin to feel clammy, the sun not helping my cause.

Children are darting in and out of the playground, oblivious to anything happening around them. It makes me think about children, family, that whole marriage bullshit. I am thirty fucking three; time is wearing thin to start a family. Not to mention, meeting a woman who I want to share my life with. It was a life I wasn’t sure I wanted anymore, yet it was flashing before my eyes—what I could be missing out on. Reality hits a few moments later when I get hit in the head with some action figure that a kid throws in the air.

Perhaps that annoying little shit should learn how to act in public.

Yeah, maybe I’m not missing out on anything.

At first I hear the voices, forcing me to look in that direction. Charlie is only a few feet away, pushing one of those prams that looks like a hovercraft. As I suspected, she is not alone. Lex is standing behind her, watching me with an uncharted look. He bends down to kiss Charlie on the cheek and walks away, tailing his daughter who has run off to the swings.

Charlie welcomes me with a warm smile, taking a seat beside me on the park bench. She is wearing a pair of shorts and a shirt with DC characters on it. Tristan and Charlie would have a lot in common. She continues to smile and it’s impossible to ignore the glow that illuminates her beautiful skin. I can’t thank the lord enough. She looks healthy. Alive.

Remember, that’s what you wanted, to walk away with Charlie alive and happy.

“Hey.” She smiles. She appears to be nervous, fidgeting with a loose hem fraying on her shorts. It only lasts a few moments before the baby lets out a wail, distracting Charlie from our awkward silence. With ease, she gently picks up the baby from the pram and cradles her in her arms.

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