Page 20 of Say I'm Yours
“Could you walk away from Wyatt?” I ask. “With as much as you love him, could you cast him off and then date another man?”
“I don’t know,” she says with honesty. “I walked away from Wyatt, but after we lost Faith, Wyatt changed. He wasn’t the man I fell in love with, almost as if a piece of him died with her. We’d both been through hell, but no, there was no chance that I could have been with another man. Don’t get me wrong, Trent is great. He was there for me after we lost Faith, but he hasn’t been there for you.”
My heart hurts as she says the final words. I’d never seen Wyatt like that. He was lost, but Trent hasn’t lost a child, he’s scared of commitment. He’s been selfish and thought he could do what he wanted because I’d take it, and he was right. I did take it. I was so worried if I pushed him that he’d walk away.
I was weak.
I was stupid.
I’m done being both.
Angie shifts and immediately I can see the discomfort painted on her face.
“Do you have any saltines?”
Angie shrugs. “I have no idea. I’m not really on my feet much.”
My eyes squint a little as I try to figure out why she would say that.
“I find that being vertical means I’m puking,” she explains. “I’m basically bedridden until my pregnancy isn’t high risk anymore. Which means when this tiny nugget finally decides to come into the world.”
“Well, you have a lot of support,” I remind her, making a note to stop by here more often. “I’m going to look for some crackers. Do you want to try it?”
“I’ve tried almost everything, but sure, we can try. Lord knows I need some food.”
I head into the kitchen and start searching. There’s very little of anything in the cupboards, but I luck out on the third try and find a sleeve of saltines hidden behind a box of instant oatmeal. While in here, I fill a glass of ice water.
“Found some!” I holler to her as I walk back to the living room, but I stop short. “Cooper? What are you doin’ here?”
He releases a half laugh. “Hey, Grace. Wyatt asked me to stop by and check on Angie. He was worried you might’ve gotten lost in the stock room?” He says it as if it’s a question.
“Right. Wyatt is real helpful like that.” He knew I was going to be here, and he sent Cooper over. Why do I still live here? Why don’t I make friends with people a few towns over? “Always tryin’ to make sure everyone is taken care of.”
Angie bursts out laughing. She clutches her stomach and giggles relentlessly. “He’s such an asshole. God, I love that man.”
“You got the asshole part right,” I grumble.
“So? We’re still on for our date tomorrow?” Cooper asks as he steps forward.
“Yeah, of course,” I say awkwardly.
Angie grins and squeaks a little. “What? You guys are the best entertainment I’ve had in weeks.”
My face falls. “Happy to be of service. I really should get goin’.”
“Grace has a hot date tomorrow,” Cooper says from behind me. I turn to face him with my eyes wide, but he grins and steps around me. He strides to Angie and parks his butt on the couch next to her.
“Oh, I know, I hear some handsome cowboy finally got her to agree.”
“Yeah, I hear he’s quite a catch.” He’s all cocky and funny and full of charm as he says it.
They start talking as if I’m not even here. I watch as he adjusts the blanket over her and makes sure she’s okay. Then he grabs the packet of crackers and hands them to her. Cooper took time out of his day, covered in sweat and dirt to check on his friend’s wife. He didn’t have to be here, but he is.
The part of me that is hesitant about our date fades away. This is a good man. This is the kind of man that I want to be with. Someone who does selfless things because he wants to and isn’t afraid to be vulnerable. He’s where I should be focusing my thoughts, and that’s what I’m going to start doing.
Moving on.
Chapter 6
