Page 20 of Everything I Want

Oops. I forgot to tell him to just come in.

I open the door and he is standing there nervously.

“Hi. I wasn’t sure what to do,” he says with a small smile on his face.

I take his hand in mine and gently pull him in the house.

“I’m so sorry! I got busy setting up and forgot to text you!” I stand up on my tiptoes to place a kiss on his lips.

His smile alone makes me weak in the knees, why did I fight this for so long?

I lead him into the living room where I have the charcuterie board, and two beers set up.

“You got my favorite beer?” He asks when he sees a six pack of his favorites sitting there.

“I might have run into Jason at the store, and he might have given me a heads up on a few of your favorite things.” I smile, knowing that Jason was all too happy to help me.

“Remind me to thank that boy. And thank you for doing something so thoughtful.” He pulls me in close, enveloping me with his scent and warmth.

“It’s really not anything compared to what you do for me. It’s the least I could do.” I wrap my arms around his waist, snuggling into his chest.

“You made me a charcuterie board for dinner, and made it Christmas themed, with my favorite beer. This is one of the most considerate, thoughtful things anyone has done for me.” He kisses me and steps back.

We sit down to start eating, a very late dinner, and conversation leads to his ex-wife, Susan, because I’m honestly curious about her.

“So, tell me about Susan. She’s back for good, and I’m in your life. Will you try to build a relationship with her for the boys and peace around town? Will I get to know her?” I ask.

“Well. I don't know if we can have a relationship. The boys were older when we divorced. But our relationship ended well before that. We spoke about the kids, and what needed to bedone around the house, or sports games, but we didn’t talk, not even as friends. I hurt her when I chose my work over her time and time again. She distanced herself and I didn’t fight it. Like I said, I was able to salvage my relationship with my boys, but not her. So I apologize if she is truly moving back for good, you’ll probably have to run into her, hopefully she is kind to you,” he admits.

“Do the boys still have a good relationship with her?”

“It’s okay. They talked once a week when she left, but she got a little selfish after the divorce. She wanted to focus on her new life, and I think the boys took a backseat too often,” he shrugs. “I’m a little curious if she’ll even stick around. She was so happy to get out of Lupine Valley.”

“I hope for the boys that she sticks around.” I can’t imagine moving away from my girls willingly.

"Me too, they would like that." His voice trails off quietly and we both settle into the silence as the movie drones on.

We spend the rest of the evening talking about Christmas traditions growing up, and watching an old claymation movie. We are snuggled on the couch with the soft blanket covering us. His hands roam under the blanket and so do mine. I'm reminded of being a teenager again.

Unfortunately, Scott is the gentleman he always is and left for the evening because Oliver was spending the night with me.

Maybe I’ll get lucky and another storm will come while we are together leaving us stuck together.

December 18th

Scott:I know you've had a rough day, so tonight we're going to drive around, listen to the Christmas classics, and look at lights.

December 19th

Scott

Me:Can you get Oliver today? I have a surprise for the both of you! Bring your slippers!

Yesterday was a hard day for Lorelei and her family. Lacey’s ex-husband showed up at Oliver’s school and tried to dismiss him without telling Lacey. Lacey and Colton ran to the school and found Brad, a local cop, trying to diffuse the situation. Just when they thought they had him calmed down, Colton got a concussion from Lacey's ex throwing a rock at him.

I want to do something extra special for them tonight so I made a call to one of my buddies.

I'm so excited for Oliver and Lorelei to see what this surprise is. I got us tickets for the Polar Express train ride through the mountains.

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