Chapter 19
Still on the date
《Rowan》So tell me a bit about yourself?
《Peyton》What do you want to know?
《Rowan》Anything
《Peyton》Well I'm a doctor I have 3 daughters my ex girlfriend walked out on me and the girls when they were 2 days old when she walked out we were living together her parents paid for the house that my ex and I were living in so when she left me and the girls I was evicted from the house so I had to live with my parents until the girls were 2 and a half years old then I found the house I'm living in now but I have a confession to make the day you saw me on your street when I told you that I had a friend that lived on your street I lied it was the girls and I we live on the same street as you I'm sorry I lied to you that day
《Rowan》It's OK you actually saved me that day if you don't mind me asking who is your ex girlfriend?
《Peyton》No I don't mind her name is Genevieve Hannelius I thought she loved me but most importantly I thought she loved the girls what kind of mother that is supposed to love their kids just up and leave them when they are just 2 days old anyway what kind of mother just up and leaves their kids period, but now she wants to get to know the girls but I made short work of that I made her sign over her parental rights so now she has no rights to my daughters
《Rowan》Wow I'm so sorry but it's good that you made her sign over parental rights I think if a mother walks out of a child's life it's the parent that stayed job to look after their child and or children to have a say in weather they want the mother of the children or child in their lives
《Peyton》Exactly and I don't want her in my daughters lives if all she's going to do is walk right back out on them if it gets to hard for her to be a mother, I look up and when I do I see the one person I didn't expect to see tonight or ever again
《Rowan》Peyton hey what's wrong Peyton?
《Peyton》Huh what I'm sorry what were you saying?
《Rowan》Oh I asked what was wrong you were just staring off into space are you OK?
《Peyton》She's here
《Rowan》Who?
《Peyton》Genevieve, but let's just continue our date like she's not even here, so what do you do besides working at the B.F.S.S.A.A?
《Rowan》Well in my free time I like to hang out with family and friends and the reason I wanted to open my own family social services/adoption agency was because I love helping people, what about you tell me about yourself
《Peyton》Well in my free time I love spending time with my 3 daughters they are everything to me I just helped my parents adopt a baby girl she's actually sick right now she's got the flu right now so I prescribed her baby antibiotic she's adorable her name is Daisy, I know this might sound weird but this is the first date I've had in 2 and a half years when Genevieve walked out on me I just focused on taking care of my daughters
《Rowan》Oh wow, well this is my first date I've had in 4 years my ex boyfriend Jake he was very abusive physically and emotionally and he was always controlling he would always tell me how to dress and who I could and couldn't hang out with and or talk to when he left for "work" that's when I would sneak out and go see my family and my friends but one day he found out that I was out of the house and he beat me to the point that I blacked out but then when I came to Jake was gone so I knew the only way I was going to get any help was to call my friend Sabrina when I called her I told her what happen her and Corey came over right away and took me to the hospital
《Peyton》Oh my god I'm so sorry that happen to you, you deserve way better then some low life idiot like that guy, so he was beating you for 4 years?
《Rowan》Yeah it happen everyday for 4 years the first 3 years I was able to cover it up but by the 4th year I had, had enough I told him I was leaving him that's when he lost it and he beat me unconscious
《Peyton》Oh my god I'm so sorry
《Rowan》I thought he loved me but I was wrong so wrong, we have finished with our food and we are just sitting talking when out of no where a woman came up to our table that I know for a fact don't work there but when Peyton looked at her he didn't look to happy because he said
《Peyton》What are you doing here Genevieve?
(Genevieve) I could ask you the same thing where's our daughters?
《Peyton》One I'm on a date and two MY daughters are at home with my brother now if you'll excuse me I'd like to get back to my date she turns to Rowan and whispers in her ear something I didn't catch but when Genevieve walked away Rowan looked upset, Rowan what did she say to you?
《Rowan》She told me that your daughters will never ever call me mommy, and she also told me that you don't think I'm an attractive woman
《Peyton》She said that?
《Rowan》Yeah, look it's fine especially if you don't think I'm attractive
《Peyton》Look Rowan what Genevieve said about the girls never ever calling you mommy that may or may not happen one day who knows but what I do know is the girls do really like you and as for me not thinking your attractive is a lie because you are the most attractive woman that I have ever seen, I watch as she smiles there you go there's that smile, you've got a beautiful smile you know you should smile more often, you wanna get out of here?
《Rowan》Yeah let's go we get up and Peyton heads to the kitchen, Peyton were are you going?
《Peyton》To the kitchen come on
《Rowan》Why are we going to the kitchen?
《Peyton》So you can meet one of my brothers we walk to the kitchen and when we get there we see Dillon cleaning the kitchen so we walk up to him, hey Dillon I want to introduce you to someone, Dillon this is Rowan, Rowan this is my brother Dillon
《Dillon》Hi Rowan nice to meet you
《Rowan》You too Dillon or would you prefer me to call you Dill?
《Dillon》No Dillon's fine, it's good to see my baby brother out on a date with someone other then going out with his daughters have you met my nieces yet?
《Rowan》I smile oh yeah I have they are great little girls
《Dillon》That they are but I think they are closer to my brother Cole then they are to me
《Peyton》Dillon you know that's not true man they love you both
《Dillon》I know and I love them
《Rowan》Dillon the food was amazing, I go to pay him for the food but he stops me and says
《Dillon》Oh no Rowan there is no need to pay for the food your date tonight with Peyton was all on me
《Rowan》Are you sure?
《Dillon》Yeah now go on you two get out of here
《Peyton》Alright come on Rowan there is some other place I want to take you before we head back I take her hand in mine and I feel this feeling that I have never felt before it is like a jolt of electricity or something, Rowan?
《Rowan》Yeah?
《Peyton》Have you ever heard of love at first sight?
《Rowan》Yeah but I have never experienced it
《Peyton》Oh, Rowan there is something I have wanted to do all night I stop walking making her stop and look at me when she looks at me I can see the confusion written all over her face so I slowly lean in and kiss her and when I pull away she still has her eyes closed Rowan open your eyes
《Rowan》No
《Peyton》I laugh why not?
《Rowan》Because if I open my eyes I'm afraid this with all be a dream and I'll be at home in my bed and if it is a dream I don't want to wake up
《Peyton》I laugh Rowan open your eyes I assure you this is not a dream I watch as she slowly opens her eyes I smile there you go your so beautiful
《Rowan》I don't want this night to end
《Peyton》What are you saying?
《Rowan》Your everything I want Peyton your everything I have imagined that a boyfriend should be
《Peyton》Oh Rowan your everything I want in a woman why didn't I meet you before I ever started dating Genevieve, maybe if I had of met you before I started dating Genevieve my daughters would have been yours
《Rowan》Again I don't want this night to end
《Peyton》What are you doing tomorrow?
《Rowan》Working, but don't you have work tomorrow?
《Peyton》Nope I took today, tomorrow and Monday off, Monday I have a preschool meeting with the girls
《Rowan》Oh OK
《Peyton》Hey are you OK?
《Rowan》Yeah I'm fine
《Peyton》Hey we'll see each other again come here, I pull her into my arms and hug her I look at her for what it's worth I had an amazing time tonight, you ready to go home?
《Rowan》No
《Peyton》Oh I know the feeling believe me I do if I could stay out all night with you I would but I can't I have my girls to get home to and you have work tomorrow
《Rowan》I wish I didn't have work tomorrow
《Peyton》I know you do but hey maybe tomorrow on your lunch break the girld and I can come meet you for lunch how does that sound?
《Rowan》That sounds wonderful I'll text you when I go on my lunch break tomorrow
《Peyton》Perfect