Page 128 of Fierce-Zander

“No,” Kellen said. “They are going great. I’ve gone out twice now with coworkers and seem to be fitting in more.”

“You’re more open and friendly than I am. You’ll be fine.”

“I went on a few dates too,” Kellen said.

“That’s great. Anything serious?”

“No. Just two dates and nothing more. Katie was nice and all but not my type.”

“No ten-year plan?” she asked tongue in cheek.

“God, I can’t believe Lori said that to you last weekend.”

“At least it was better than the children question.”

She and Zander still hadn’t talked about it and she wasn’t ready to.

She’d liked to have at least one child someday, but her business was growing and if she didn’t work, there was no source of income, so she wasn’t sure how that’d work.

She could take a few weeks off and then work part time doing video sessions.

Yeah, getting ahead of herself.

Zander could have a whole different opinion of that.

Would it stop her from being with a guy if they didn’t think the same way? No, it wouldn’t.

She wasn’t tied to having children.

She wasn’t tied to any straight plan right now.

Life wasn’t always neat and tidy. She learned that the hard way.

Make the best of it and that is what she was doing.

Planning never meant anything because the best laid plans still had big gaping holes in them.

Zander came down ten minutes later and they left for her mother’s house.

“So this is where you grew up?” he asked.

“Until we moved out after college,” Kellen said. “My father had an apartment not far away until he met Lori and then moved in with her after they were married. Kyle sold his house to move in here.”

“I asked Mom once why she didn’t want a new house with Kyle. To start fresh.”

“What did she say?” Kellen asked.

“That there was nothing wrong with this house,” she said.

It never occurred to her mother that maybe what was wrong were memories of a failed marriage.

It only reminded Regan that her parents didn’t think the same way she and Kellen did. They didn’t hold onto emotional memories, good or bad. Unless it had to do with food and drink.

Which had her suppressing the giggles over that silly thought.

“I’ve said it before,” Zander said. “To each their own.”

“It’s easy to say it,” Kellen said. “Until you witness it.”

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