Until Here by Cristin Cooper
Author:Cristin Cooper [Cooper, Cristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781311119537
Publisher: Cristin Cooper
After spending a few hours at Buffalo Park walking trails and enjoying the weather, they went back to his house to make lunch. He was pulling out ingredients to make sandwiches when she asked to use the bathroom. âItâs just down the hall.â He pointed with his elbow. She giggled at him and his ability to juggle several items in his arms since he refused to set anything down until he had everything they needed.
He didnât specify which door so she went down the hall and opened the first door she came to. It most definitely was not a bathroom. She looked around the room and her stomach dropped. They had talked about their families but he never mentioned he had a child.
She walked back into the kitchen; her voice got caught in her throat as she tried to speak. Finally, she managed to spit out, âYou have a daughter?â It wasnât his having a child that bothered her, it was the fact that he never said he did.
He was midway through spreading mustard on bread when his face paled and he dropped the knife on the counter. âWhat?â he asked.
âI...â she pointed to the hallway. âKatie?â she said. She only knew his daughterâs name because it was spelled out in block letters on one wall.
âOh, God. Itâs not what youâre thinking.â He walked over to her and took both of her hands in his and pulled her to the table. âJust take a seat and Iâll explain everything. Please.â With sad eyes, he took a seat and waved her to the one facing him.
She dropped down in the chair, unsure how she felt. Never mentioning having a child was big. âWell, it looks like a little girlâs room with its pink canopy bed, the doll house in the corner and a white vanity.â It wouldâve been every little girlâs dream bedroom. It wouldâve been her dream bedroom. âYou donât have a daughter?â she asked.
He took a moment seeming to wrestle with what to say then finally drew in a deep breath. âMy last girlfriend, Bridget.â
âThe one who broke up with you when you proposed?â
He nodded. âWhen I first started dating her she had just turned twenty years old and had a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.â
âKatie, I assume?â
He leaned forward with his knees braced on his elbows. âYeah,â he muttered as he stared at a spot on the floor. âWhen I first met Katie she was wearing a princess dress and crown. Itâs that image I see every time I think of her. She was a sweet kid and I was crazy about her.â
He ran his hands down his face then sat up straight to look her in the eyes. âBridget and I had been dating about six months when I began to imagine myself as Katieâs father. Whenever she and Bridget came over, this house seemed to come to life so when I decided to ask Bridget to marry me, I decided to show her that it wasnât just her but her and Katie that I wanted in my life.
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