Page 69 of Our Last Chance at Forever

“Oh, hey. We thought you left,” I said not opening the door for her to come in.

“I did. Can I speak with my daughter please?”

“Sure.” I opened the door. “Lennox, your mom is here.”

The three of us sat down in the living room and watched Emma play.

“She reminds me so much of you,” Rose, Lennox’s mom, said.

“I’m surprised you remember me at that age,” Lennox commented back.

Rose let out a breath and pushed her dark hair behind her ears. “Lennox, I wasn’t always the evil mother you believe me to be. I’m sorry I wasn’t there for her birth. I didn’t know.”

“And maybe if you weren’t too busy running around with God knows who and tried to stay in contact with me, you would have known.”

“Look, I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I never should have done the things I did. I never should have let you and your father go. It will always be my biggest regret. I just wanted to let you know that I love you and I am sorry for the things I put you and your father through. I would very much like to be a part of your and Emma’s life, when you’re ready, of course.” She stood. “It was very nice meeting you, Mason. Please take care of my daughter and granddaughter. Hopefully, we will see each other again soon.” She turned and let herself out.

“She seems like she’s really sorry,” I pointed out.

“She should be,” she said not willing to cut her any slack.

“Look, what you decide regarding her, is completely up to you. I will back whatever decision you make, but I think you need to give her a second chance.”

She looked at me like I kicked her puppy. “Why?”

“If you haven’t noticed, we don’t have a lot of family. Both my parents are gone and I would give anything to have one more day with them. I just don’t want you having any regrets.” I kissed the top of her head and went to finish cleaning up the kitchen.

Dane and Alissa finally woke up around noon. They came down the stairs looking like the living dead.

“What the fuck happened to you two?” I asked putting the last dish away.

“We drank too much.” Alissa leaned over, resting her head on the island.

“Well, someone drank too much. I had a great time.” Dane smiled.

“Shut up asshole. You’re the one that made me take all those shots.”

Dane rubbed her back. “Come on, we need to go pick up Jax.”

“See you guys later,” Lennox said from the living room.

I turned the light out in the kitchen and sat down next to her to watch Emma play.

“Have any ideas about the honeymoon yet?” I asked.

“No. I don’t know if I want a honeymoon right now,” she answered.

“Why not?” I asked confused.

She brought her green eyes to mine. “I don’t want to leave Emma.”

“We can take her along.” I shrugged.

“That’s more of a family vacation, not a honeymoon.”

“Okay, then let’s take a vacation. Anywhere you want to go.”

“Disney World?”

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