BPOV
I had stopped coming home for the holidays for the past two years because everything would remind me of him...
I had only loved one person all my life... The person I was in a relationship with for ten years... All my recent core memories of Christmas were tied to him...
"Do you think Riley and Vicky would like these?" Edward asked me as he showed me the sweaters.
See? Even these ugly sweaters reminded me of the time we had matched our sweaters!
"Yes, I'm sure they will love them," I smiled.
"Maybe I should also get one for myself to match with them," he said.
"You should," I smiled, "You're such a good Dad!"
Yes, he was a great Dad and a great guy. I never thought I'd date anyone from Hollywood again, but I met him while working as a costume designer on his film, and couldn't say no when he asked me out.
He was a really nice guy. He got separated from his wife two years back and they shared four year old twins whom he really adored. His wife shared custody of the kids and he often missed them.
Everything was good, but I still didn't think I was actually ready to fall in love with someone else...
I wasn't sure why...
Maybe something was wrong with me.
Maybe I wasn't putting in enough effort...
I needed to change that.
How would I ever be able to move on if I didn't stop thinking about my past and my ex?
"I'm really glad you decided to accompany me here," I smiled.
"Likewise. I'm really happy to be here," he smiled.