Leaving Barringer by Tina Martin

Author:Tina Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, marriage, relationships, true love, womens fiction, wealthy, trials in marriage
Publisher: Tina Martin

Chapter 21

“Aw, there’s my little chubby-cheeked friend,” Calista said, her face aglow when she took Junior from Garrison’s arms.

Garrison smiled. “I just got him out of the crib…got his bottle warming in a cup of warm water in the kitchen.”

“Look at you getting the hang of this daddy thing,” Calista said as she lightly bounced Junior in her arms on the way to the kitchen. Around the same time, she realized this was the first time she’d been to his house after Vivienne’s funeral. She noticed he hadn’t taken down wedding photos or any photos of her for that matter.

In the kitchen, Calista took Junior’s bottle and tested the warmth of the milk by squirting a little on her arm. “It’s perfect for you, Junior,” she said, putting the nipple of the bottle close to his mouth. Junior latched on to it.

Garrison, wearing a pair of jeans and a red Polo, was standing at the entryway with his arms crossed, observing. For a moment, he thought he was seeing Vivienne there with Junior, taking care of him – feeding him and singing to him. There was no doubt in his mind that Vivienne would’ve been a good mother, but Calista was an excellent stand-in in her absence. “You’re good with him.”

Calista glanced up. “I have to be. I’m holding precious cargo,” she said. “Plus, I have big shoes to fill.”

Garrison smiled.

“Every time I hold Junior, I feel like Vivienne’s here,” she said.

“Yeah. He has her eyes.” He continued on inside of the kitchen and sat on a barstool at the island. “How am I supposed to start over?” he asked, crossing his arms.

“That’s a tough question, Gary.”

“I know, because I ask myself that question every day and night and for the life of me, I can’t answer it. I look at her pictures on the walls…all this decorating…everything you see in this house, down to the curtains were all planned and coordinated by her. How am I supposed to start over when I see these things every day? When I can’t bring myself to take our wedding pictures down?”

Calista walked over and sat next to him. Adjusting Junior in her arms, she said, “It won’t be easy. I mean, Vivienne was a part of us all.”

“But she was my wife, Calista,” he said in a slightly elevated tone. “She was supposed to grow old with me. We were supposed to raise our son together.”

“I know,” Calista said, not knowing what else to say.

“Instead, she gives me a son, this beautiful baby boy, and she’s gone.” He grimaced, stood up and said, “You know where the master bedroom is. Just go in the closet and take her clothes down for me.”

“Actually, I don’t know where the master bedroom is,” Calista said. All the times she’d visited their home and after the many family dinners Garrison and Vivienne hosted, she never wandered upstairs. There was plenty of room downstairs.

Garrison turned to look at her. He looked puzzled. Confused somehow.

“No worries, Gary. I’m sure I can find it.

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