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I stood outside of Joey's house, Breanna's hand in mine. I knocked on the door. Caitlin answered, and said, "Oh, Emma.hi."
"I know, I messed up. I should have told you guys that Breanna was Craig's but I was afraid you would tell him," I said.
"I understand its okay." Caitlin said, giving me a gentle hug.
"Anyway, is Craig here?" I asked.
"Yeah he's in the garage; you know where it is, though." She said.
I walked to the garage, and knocked on the door. I kneeled down to fix Breanna's hair because it had fallen out of the pink ribbon that matched her pink jumper. The door opened.
"Craig, hi.can we talk?" I asked.
"Yeah, come in," he said.
There were boxes on the floor, and the place was kind of cluttered, but he was moving in, so it was expected. He took a seat in a chair and Breanna and I sat on the couch.
"I know I messed up Craig, and I know I should have given you the chance to get to know your daughter, and I'm sorry about that. But I'm going to try to make up for that right now, so I wanted to know if you would like to spend the day with us, we were going to go shopping," I said, nervously brushing invisible wrinkles from my shirt.
"I'd love to," he said. "Does she know yet?"
"No, I thought you might want to tell her."
He looked at her, his dark eyes admiring her, "Breanna," he said.
She looked up at him, her dark eyes looked identical to his, and her curls falling around her face made her look like an angel. "This is your dad," I finished for him knowing he couldn't find the words to say. She cocked her head to one side, then the other and gently reached her hand out to his face. Her face broke out into a smile as she said, "Daddy?" "Yeah.Yeah that's me." he looked so..loveable. I looked at them both, wanting to hug her, wanting to kiss him.
~~~~~~******~~~~~~ We walked through the mall, window shopping and occasionally going into stores. The more I watched him with her, the more I started to love him. No, Emma, don't do it. You can't love him again, remember? He hurt you; don't let him do it again. I told myself. "Mommy, can I have a teddy bear?" Breanna asked. "You promised me one, 'member..you said I could have one next time we came her because you didn't get me one last time." "I remember," I said. "I'll buy it," Craig said, looking at me. "If it's okay with you, that is."
"Of course, you can if you want," I said. We went into the teddy bear store so Breanna could pick one out. She settled on a traditional light brown teddy bear with a pink ribbon tied around the neck. Craig kneeled down to give the bear to his daughter. "I want you to keep this to always remember by, okay?" She nodded, her pony tail bobbing up and down.
I stood outside of Joey's house, Breanna's hand in mine. I knocked on the door. Caitlin answered, and said, "Oh, Emma.hi."
"I know, I messed up. I should have told you guys that Breanna was Craig's but I was afraid you would tell him," I said.
"I understand its okay." Caitlin said, giving me a gentle hug.
"Anyway, is Craig here?" I asked.
"Yeah he's in the garage; you know where it is, though." She said.
I walked to the garage, and knocked on the door. I kneeled down to fix Breanna's hair because it had fallen out of the pink ribbon that matched her pink jumper. The door opened.
"Craig, hi.can we talk?" I asked.
"Yeah, come in," he said.
There were boxes on the floor, and the place was kind of cluttered, but he was moving in, so it was expected. He took a seat in a chair and Breanna and I sat on the couch.
"I know I messed up Craig, and I know I should have given you the chance to get to know your daughter, and I'm sorry about that. But I'm going to try to make up for that right now, so I wanted to know if you would like to spend the day with us, we were going to go shopping," I said, nervously brushing invisible wrinkles from my shirt.
"I'd love to," he said. "Does she know yet?"
"No, I thought you might want to tell her."
He looked at her, his dark eyes admiring her, "Breanna," he said.
She looked up at him, her dark eyes looked identical to his, and her curls falling around her face made her look like an angel. "This is your dad," I finished for him knowing he couldn't find the words to say. She cocked her head to one side, then the other and gently reached her hand out to his face. Her face broke out into a smile as she said, "Daddy?" "Yeah.Yeah that's me." he looked so..loveable. I looked at them both, wanting to hug her, wanting to kiss him.
~~~~~~******~~~~~~ We walked through the mall, window shopping and occasionally going into stores. The more I watched him with her, the more I started to love him. No, Emma, don't do it. You can't love him again, remember? He hurt you; don't let him do it again. I told myself. "Mommy, can I have a teddy bear?" Breanna asked. "You promised me one, 'member..you said I could have one next time we came her because you didn't get me one last time." "I remember," I said. "I'll buy it," Craig said, looking at me. "If it's okay with you, that is."
"Of course, you can if you want," I said. We went into the teddy bear store so Breanna could pick one out. She settled on a traditional light brown teddy bear with a pink ribbon tied around the neck. Craig kneeled down to give the bear to his daughter. "I want you to keep this to always remember by, okay?" She nodded, her pony tail bobbing up and down.
