Page 78 of Falling for You
Anna and Nathan appear in front of me. “Yeah, Mimi K. She’s okay. Just hungry.”
“Oh good. I stopped by your house, which was not locked by the way, and so I just let myself in to pack her a bag. I figured maybe she wouldn’t have one.”
She places a diaper bag on the bed, unzipping it and continuing to ignore anyone else in the room besides Olivia. “I brought her blankie. And favorite pajamas, stuffie, and some bottles.”
“Oh please tell me you threw some diapers in there, and I might ignore the fact that you were breaking and entering.” I grin at her. “Wyatt would have a field day with that report.”
“Oh, you hush. I didn’t break and enter because like I said you didn’t lock up, or shut the door for that matter! You’re lucky Fi is such a good girl!” She pulls out a diaper and wipes. I’ve never felt so relieved.
I stand, and hug her one armed. “You’re the best.” I place a kiss on her cheek.
“Great. Thanks. Give me that baby girl. It’s been too long without her sweet baby smell.”
I let her take Olivia from me while she finishes her bottle so I can walk over to join Emma and Diane.
“Thank you, Diane. I will let you know when we are being discharged. We’ll come say goodbye and you can text me when you all are home from the hospital.” I give her a curt nod as she stands.
She walks over to pull the curtain aside to leave, looking back at me. “Again, Roman, I’ll never be able to tell you how sorry I am. I will sign whatever your lawyer needs signed, just please don’t keep us out.”
This time she doesn’t wait for my rejection and leaves quietly.
“Roman Thomas.” Emma stares at me pointedly.
“What?”
“Could you have been any ruder? That woman’s husband is being admitted to the hospital, you could have shown an ounce of empathy.” She crosses her arms across her chest.
“No, he absolutely did not need to! This is his baby girl!” Anna whisper-yells.
Emma throws her hands in the air. “I get it! I do! But if that was Roman, I’d be devastated!”
Anna and I exchange glances until Emma realizes she won’t win this battle.
A few hours later, we were finally discharged and headed home with our baby girl. No matter how it happened, I’m so glad that she’s coming home with us now rather than in six months like the timeline Emma found suggested.
“Mom wants to know if we want to swing by the inn for food or just go home and they’ll bring food?” She chews her bottom lip with worry.
We’ve agreed to disagree about my behavior toward Diane in the hospital and haven’t spoken much since. My emotions are too high and I don’t want to fight with her over something like this.
“It’s entirely up to you, Sunshine. I don’t mind either way.”
“Let’s go to the inn, if they come to us, everyone will come, and then they’ll be there forever, and I’ll have to clean the house. I just want to go home and lay with you and our girl.
I reach over to squeeze her thigh, “You got it.”
Even with this disagreement looming over us, and the thought that I might have to see Hunter, I’ve never been so happy as I am right now to have my girls back together.
I haven’t let anyone else have a turn with Olivia. She’s been in my arms since the second Roman parked the truck at the inn.
Seeing her smiling face, and snuggling her is healing the hole in my heart that got put there when she didn’t come home.
It feels like an entire lifetime has happened since then.
Roman had to leave to go back to the house for more baby supplies and to bring Fiona home. Violet has kept me supplied with coffee and cookies.
“How are you holding up?” She takes the seat next to me after putting another cookie in my mouth.
“I think I need some real food.” I laugh as I put the cookie down on the table next to me.
