house.”
“Oh, thank you dear. I’ll give you the full tour when I finish up here.”
“That would be wonderful. How long have you lived here?”
“Oh ages. The kids grew up in this house.”
“Right. I think Logan might have mentioned that.”
“Lily is beautiful . How are you getting on with a baby? Are you doing alright?”
“Yes. Thank you. I’m doing okay. I mean, some days are harder than others but for the most part I think…No, I know that I’m doing a good job.”
“I can see that. She’s thriving, Mia. You should be proud of yourself.”
“That’s nice of you to say.”
“Can I ask about Lily’s dad? I don’t mean to pry and you can tell me to mind my business if you want. I won’t take offense.”
“No, that’s okay. He’s not in the picture. He didn’t want to be.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Thanks.”
“Are your parents helping you?”
“No ma’am.”
“Call me Carol.”
“Carol, right. My parents wanted me to give Lily up for adoption and told me that if I didn’t go through with it I could no longer live with them. So I took Lily and I left.”
“You left? Where are you from?”
“Florida.”
“You came all this way from Florida with a baby?”
“Yes.”
“Wow. You’re a brave girl,” she says softly. There’s a familiar look in her eyes and I can tell she’s holding something back. There’s a story in her eyes and a pain that I’m all too familiar with. “I’m sorry about your parents, Mia. They made the wrong choice and they should have been there for you. If you ever need anything just let me know.” I don’t know what to say so I just give her a small smile and she continues. “Logan is a good man. If he’s cares about you there’s nothing that he wouldn’t do for you. I can tell that he cares about you a great deal and I think that you need someone like that right now, Mia. Hold onto that.”
“I’m sorry, but shouldn’t you be telling me to leave your son alone right now? That I’m the wrong kind of girl for him?”
She shakes her head and tilts it to the side. “Why would I do that?”
“Because I’m an eighteen year old mother. How could you really be okay with that?”
“How can I be okay with my son dating a beautiful girl who just happens to have a child? Maybe because I was an eighteen year old mother once.”
“What?”
“Shocking I know,” she says with a chuckle. “I had Chris when I was eighteen years old.”
“I had no idea.”
“I was a single mom too. Chris’s dad wanted nothing to do with us. I met Steven when Chris was a year old. He was twenty two and being groomed to take over his father’s business. Let’s just say his parents were none too thrilled with me when they found out about us. To this day, I swear they never got over the fact that he settled for me and they never really warmed up to me. So… what I’m saying is that I know better than anyone how hard it is, Mia. I know what you’re going through and I thank God every day that I met a man who was willing to take me along with all of my extra baggage. I hope that you find that too and if it just so happens to be with Logan then I would welcome you and Lily with open arms.”
“I don’t know what to say. I just assumed you’d all hate me.”
“Nope. We’re a happy bunch.”
“Thank you. It means a lot to me that you’re so understanding.”
She gives me another one of her warm smiles. “Come on, let’s go watch some football. This chicken is going to take a while.
Carol gives me a tour of the house before we make it to the living room. Logan is on the loveseat with a sleeping Lily.
He holds out his free hand to me, and when I take it he pulls me down on the couch with him and settles me into his side.
“How’d it go?” he whispers in my ear.
“Your mom is amazing,” I reply.
He gives me a squeeze and I melt into him even more. I still can’t believe how far I’ve come in such a short while. How my life has changed,
“Oh, thank you dear. I’ll give you the full tour when I finish up here.”
“That would be wonderful. How long have you lived here?”
“Oh ages. The kids grew up in this house.”
“Right. I think Logan might have mentioned that.”
“Lily is beautiful . How are you getting on with a baby? Are you doing alright?”
“Yes. Thank you. I’m doing okay. I mean, some days are harder than others but for the most part I think…No, I know that I’m doing a good job.”
“I can see that. She’s thriving, Mia. You should be proud of yourself.”
“That’s nice of you to say.”
“Can I ask about Lily’s dad? I don’t mean to pry and you can tell me to mind my business if you want. I won’t take offense.”
“No, that’s okay. He’s not in the picture. He didn’t want to be.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Thanks.”
“Are your parents helping you?”
“No ma’am.”
“Call me Carol.”
“Carol, right. My parents wanted me to give Lily up for adoption and told me that if I didn’t go through with it I could no longer live with them. So I took Lily and I left.”
“You left? Where are you from?”
“Florida.”
“You came all this way from Florida with a baby?”
“Yes.”
“Wow. You’re a brave girl,” she says softly. There’s a familiar look in her eyes and I can tell she’s holding something back. There’s a story in her eyes and a pain that I’m all too familiar with. “I’m sorry about your parents, Mia. They made the wrong choice and they should have been there for you. If you ever need anything just let me know.” I don’t know what to say so I just give her a small smile and she continues. “Logan is a good man. If he’s cares about you there’s nothing that he wouldn’t do for you. I can tell that he cares about you a great deal and I think that you need someone like that right now, Mia. Hold onto that.”
“I’m sorry, but shouldn’t you be telling me to leave your son alone right now? That I’m the wrong kind of girl for him?”
She shakes her head and tilts it to the side. “Why would I do that?”
“Because I’m an eighteen year old mother. How could you really be okay with that?”
“How can I be okay with my son dating a beautiful girl who just happens to have a child? Maybe because I was an eighteen year old mother once.”
“What?”
“Shocking I know,” she says with a chuckle. “I had Chris when I was eighteen years old.”
“I had no idea.”
“I was a single mom too. Chris’s dad wanted nothing to do with us. I met Steven when Chris was a year old. He was twenty two and being groomed to take over his father’s business. Let’s just say his parents were none too thrilled with me when they found out about us. To this day, I swear they never got over the fact that he settled for me and they never really warmed up to me. So… what I’m saying is that I know better than anyone how hard it is, Mia. I know what you’re going through and I thank God every day that I met a man who was willing to take me along with all of my extra baggage. I hope that you find that too and if it just so happens to be with Logan then I would welcome you and Lily with open arms.”
“I don’t know what to say. I just assumed you’d all hate me.”
“Nope. We’re a happy bunch.”
“Thank you. It means a lot to me that you’re so understanding.”
She gives me another one of her warm smiles. “Come on, let’s go watch some football. This chicken is going to take a while.
Carol gives me a tour of the house before we make it to the living room. Logan is on the loveseat with a sleeping Lily.
He holds out his free hand to me, and when I take it he pulls me down on the couch with him and settles me into his side.
“How’d it go?” he whispers in my ear.
“Your mom is amazing,” I reply.
He gives me a squeeze and I melt into him even more. I still can’t believe how far I’ve come in such a short while. How my life has changed,
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