"No Luke, you ended it and it's over."
"What…I thought you loved me."
"I did Luke….I mean I still do. But what you put me through, I can't go through it again. Look you wanna be part of Robert's life that's fine it's up to you. But I won't force you into anything. I gotta go. You know where to reach me," Christine said leaving.
The next day Christine had just finished getting Robert ready when she got a phone call from Luke. "What is it Luke?"
"Well I thought about what you said and I've made my decision. If you don't wanna be a family with me then I don't want to be involved in his life."
"Fine be that way then Luke. Like I said I don't need you, I can raise him on my own," she said hanging up on him.
She had been doing everything on her own since Luke broke up with her, so why would she need him now. Her family was helping her out and whatever else she was fine on her own. But she still loved him and she knew that would never change. But after what he did she couldn't go through that again, and especially now with Robert, she would never want him to be brought up with that pain.
She did of course what her son to know the rest of the family so she brought him over to the Duke farm; Luke of course wasn't there at the time. They all loved him, especially Daisy; she couldn't get enough of playing with him. When she was getting ready to leave, Bo helped her bring all of Robert's stuff to the car.
"You know you have one great son there," Bo smiled.
"Thanks Bo." She smiled back.
Bo helped her put him in his car seat, "Now you remember we all want to see him so you come by any time," Bo said.
"Don't worry Bo I will. I'm not going anywhere." She said. Before she got into her car Bo stopped her and kissed her. "Um…sorry about that I'll be talking to you," he said going back into the house. Shocked at what just happened Christine drove home with Robert.
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Over the year, Luke had made it clear that he had moved on, not that it had bothered Christine. Right now in her life the only person that mattered was Robert. Bo would always come over because he loved spending time with his nephew. He was in the living room playing with Robert while Christine was making some lunch when it happened. "Dada" Robert said pointing to Bo. Christine ran in hearing Robert, only a week ago he had learned to say mama.
"What did he just say?" Bo asked Christine.
"Dada! Dada!" Robert said again smiling. Christine sat down on the couch, "Um…Bo, he's calling you dada. He thinks you're his father."