By Proxy
“With you. She wasn’t about to bring it up or ask him about that slip, but she was still reeling from the words. Someday. With you.
She believed one hundred percent that he had misspoken. His eyes couldn’t have been more horrified and shocked when the words popped out of his mouth. But once they were out, they were out. He couldn’t un-say them, and she couldn’t get them out of her head. She couldn’t stop wondering if there might be a grain of truth to them.
As they walked the short dista...nce in awkward silence toward Arch Park, Jenny couldn’t help but think about what their children might look like. Blonde hair like me, or with red highlights like him. They could have blue eyes, or brown…they’d have his long lashes and they’d be tall, for sure, and maybe— “This way, Jen?”
She was grateful he couldn’t see her face flush in the darkness.
She nodded, gesturing to the small park down the street to the right.MoreLess
She believed one hundred percent that he had misspoken. His eyes couldn’t have been more horrified and shocked when the words popped out of his mouth. But once they were out, they were out. He couldn’t un-say them, and she couldn’t get them out of her head. She couldn’t stop wondering if there might be a grain of truth to them.
As they walked the short dista...nce in awkward silence toward Arch Park, Jenny couldn’t help but think about what their children might look like. Blonde hair like me, or with red highlights like him. They could have blue eyes, or brown…they’d have his long lashes and they’d be tall, for sure, and maybe— “This way, Jen?”
She was grateful he couldn’t see her face flush in the darkness.
She nodded, gesturing to the small park down the street to the right.MoreLess
Read book By Proxy for free
Write Review:
User Reviews: