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January sat on the balcony with her cell phone and made a phone call while everyone else was inside the hotel room enjoying breakfast and discussing how they were going to spend the day. So far she’d heard the zoo and a picnic.
The call answered on the third ring and her stomach did a guilty flop at the sound of the man’s voice.
“Hello January.”
“Hi Ernst. How are you this morning?”
“I’m okay. How are you?”
“I’m good. Really good.”
“What’s up?”
“Well, after we checked out the house yesterday I went back to my parents‘ place and my mother tore into me again.”
“Why is she such a bitch?”
“Who knows but my automatic response was to go looking for
Kaylee.”
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“Isn’t she with Gulliver?”
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“She is.”
“Ah,” his voice softened, “that’s why you’re calling. You stayed with them last night and you’ve decided to give him another chance.”
“It just feels right, Ernst.”
“I appreciate you telling me about it right away, January.”
“Are you angry with me?”
“No, because I was smart and logical and I told you from the front I considered us friends and was not letting my heart get caught up.”
“Are we still friends?”
“Always.”
“Promise?”
“Definitely.” He assured her. “Darwin is really missing Kaylee though.”
“She’s been talking about him nonstop to her cousin Mitsos.
She even went so far as to say they were all going to be besties
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“Is the cousin moving into town as well?”
“I’m not a hundred percent sure but I know Gulliver is building a house big enough to accommodate his entire family,”
“What about the house you love? It’s a great house!”
“We’re taking it slow. I’m going to move into my house and if things progress, he’ll move in with us, and his family will live in the bigger one.”
“He’s really giving you everything you want, huh.”
“He is.”
“I hope it works out for you, January. You deserve happiness.”
“Want to know a secret?”
“Yes.”
“I’m kind of pissed off I gave in so easy but only because it’s giving my
mother what she wants. She told me yesterday I should sacrifice my own happiness to give Kaylee a two–parent household so that Kaylee’s weekends aren’t split between homes and she could have better access to her.”
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sacrifice your happiness to spite her, January. It’s not worth it.”
“Mom!” Kaylee burst onto the patio. “Who are you talking to?*
“Ernst.”
“Is Darwin there?”
“I can get him, hold on.” Ernst was laughing lowly. “He’s in the back yard pouting that he misses you, Kaylee.”
“I miss him too. I wish he were here to go to the zoo with us. Can you bring him?”
Ernst was quiet on the other end of the line and January wondered how annoyed Gulliver would be if the man brought his son with them.
She swallowed her nerves and then suggested, “it’s not a bad idea. If Gulliver is going to be part of Kaylee’s life and Kaylee and Darwin are together, you’ll need to be around Gulliver too. It might be good to meet. You did say yesterday it was your weekend off. I’m sure you have plenty of plans to do.”
“My plans consist of doing laundry of bedding and meal prep for the week, so the zoo would be a good way to procrastinate.” 15:53 Ernst surprised her. “I think you are right that it makes sense 4/6 to meet the father of my son’s best friend and the partner of my
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newest close friend. I value your friendship January.” He paused and called out to Darwin, “Darwin, Kaylee is on the phone. She’s asking if we want to meet her in Burlington to go to the zoo.”
The sound of a happy scream as Darwin ran and January couldn’t help but giggle at the sound of Ernst protesting Darwin grabbing his phone.
“Kaylee!”
“Hi Darwin. I’m with my cousin Mitsos. I think he’s going to. be our new best friend. He slept with me and my mom and my dad last night. He is really funny but he’s quiet too like you. I want you to come to the zoo. Will your dad bring you?”
“My dad is nodding yes! I can come. I can come. I can’t wait. I miss you so much.”
“I miss you too. We’re going to have so much fun! I can’t wait for you to meet my dad and my uncle and my aunt and my great grandpa. We have security guards who have guns to keep us safe too!”
“Okay then,” January pulled the phone from her, “you still with us Ernst?”
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“Thank you. Kaylee needs to finish her breakfast and get dressed and brush her teeth before we head out. I know as well, Thisbe, her aunt, mentioned something about finding a place that actually makes real coffee because this hotel stuff is crap. We can meet you there in about ninety minutes?”
“Yes. Do you need me to bring anything?”
“Nope. Gulliver had his assistant arrange a huge picnic at the zoo, so we’ve got lunch covered too.”
“Great. I’ll see you in a bit. Talk to you soon, January.”
“Bye Ernst.” She looked up to see Gulliver’s annoyed glance and his arms folded over his chest. She grinned at Kaylee. “Go tell Mitsos the good news.”
Kaylee bounced, “Dad, Mitsos is coming to the zoo with us! I’m so excited!” she gave a shriek as she took off towards dining
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Gulliver growled at her, “you invited a date?”
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