Page 94 of Sweet on You
“I’m not going to let my daughter be around her without proof of sobriety, Ronnie. I’m not stupid. And I’m not crazy. I’m definitely not saying it can happen overnight. But for my sake… my sanity… Ihaveto believe in Sarah. Because if I don’t, it also means I don’t believe in myself.” He swallowed, pausing. “And it also means if you don’t believe that a sober Sarah can be a good parent, then you don’t believe a sobermecan be a good parent.”
He lifted the sleeping Olivia off my lap and tucked her back into the stroller.
“Maybe we should spend the night apart tonight,” I said quietly. “It seems like we could both use a little space.”
“Yeah,” he grunted. “Sure. Whatever you think.”
I couldn’t even see through the blur of tears in my eyes. I rubbed my lips together and they were salty from the fallen tears.
Lex stood and bent to kiss the top of my head gently. “We’re going to go to the park for a little while, if you want to go grab Penny from my apartment.”
He left Elsa’s diner and all I could think about was that history was repeating itself all over again. Just like with Brandon, a past lover was injected into our lives and ruining everything. And while it seemed logical to take some time and space apart… it was the last thing I wanted.
