Chapter 2
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Jaime
I was surprised to find out that Kevin often has dinner over at Keira and Adam’s house. Part of me thinks that Kira might have set us up and is using the baby shower as an excuse to do so.
After dinner, I helped Keira clear the table and went into the living room to find Kevin on the floor with baby Eliza, playing. Eliza is 10 months old and was babbling away at her uncle as they played with a set of blocks.
Watching Kevin with Eliza I admit it made my ovaries hurt. He is so good with her. Seeing a grown man play with a baby like he was doing just makes him look even more handsome.
I got down on the floor next to Kevin and Eliza so that I could say goodbye to the baby. I’m getting older and I do want what Keira has, a husband that loves her and a family. In high school Keira was a little jealous of me because I was carefree and spoke my mind. But as adults I’m jealous of her. Ironic how that happens.
“Hey baby girl, auntie Jaime is leaving.” I giggle into Eliza’s belly. She lets out giggles and grabs some of my hair.
“Oh, here let me help you.” Kevin says when he sees Eliza has a good grip on my hair in the back of my head.
He untangles her hand and then picks her up so she can’t grab it again.
“Lizzy, you can’t have Jaime’s pretty hair.” He coos to her.
“Thanks Kevin.” I said to him.
“Yeah, no problem. She is in that grabbing state, she wants everything, don’t you Lizzy girl?” Kevin says as he puts his forehead to the baby’s head.
I let out a little sigh that I didn’t notice was audible until Kevin looked at me and said
“You ok? You sighed.” He said.
“I’m, yeah, just it was good to see you Kevin.” I say to him as I turn to get my purse and briefcase so I can leave.
I said my goodbyes and walked out the house towards my car. As I was getting into it, Kevin shouted over to me, making me look up at him walking towards me.
“James, wait up.” He yelled as walked closer to me.
“Did I forget something?” I asked him when he got next to me at my car.
“No,” he said as he lifted his hand to push a piece of my hair behind my ear. “It was a nice surprise to see you again Jaime.” He says to me.
“Yeah, it has been 2 years since we last saw each other? It was at Keira’s and Adam’s wedding.”
“Yeah, you were the maid of honor and I was the best man. I remember.” He says to me.
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Kevin
When Jamie walked into the living room and came over to me and the baby to say goodbye, I admit she had me wanting her to kiss me goodbye, not Eliza. It’s funny how these old feelings just seeing Jamie is making me want her.
When I freed Eliza from Jamie‘s hair. I heard her sigh and it was a sigh that sounded like she was longing for me. Jamie knew the high school boy and the college dickhead that I was.
She doesn’t know Kevin, the man that I have become. I know I’ll have my work cut out to win her back. But I want to get to know Jamie. I want to know Jamie that’s in front of me that became a beautiful successful business woman.
As I watched her walk out the door, I knew what I needed to do. I gave Adam back his daughter and went out the front door after her.
“I have to say Kevin, you really have changed in those 2 years since the wedding.” Jaime says to me.
I smile at her and nod my head and say “Yeah, I learned to channel my anger and rage towards my workouts. This is the end result.” I told her.
“You must have had a lot of that rage built up in you judging by what I’m seeing.” She laughs.
“Ah, just a little. What can I say, I got mentally ill bully mother and an absent dad who wasn’t involved in my life, so I had a lot of issues to work on.” I told her.
One of the reasons we broke up in college was because I really did not know how to handle my s**t. I’ve always been a caretaker towards my sister because of the situation my mother put us in. And instead of just dealing with everything I actually became a bully and a dickhead to my sister until our senior year when everything was brought out into the open.
I changed senior year and Jamie helped me through some of it. Even though she wasn’t enough and I ended up losing her. After Adam and Keira were married, I finally came to terms that I needed help.
Now fate has put her back into my life. I’ve had different girlfriends over the year since June. But none of them could ever make me feel what I felt with her when we were together. I want my chance again and I’m gonna take it.
“ I’m glad that you’re able to work out your issues Kevin.” Jaime says.
“So James, how about we go out one night, just to talk and catch up?” I ask her.
“That’s bold of you Kevin.” She says lookiNg at me.
“Yeah, I know but I'm still asking. Come on James, you’re going to be around a lot with this baby shower. I don’t want any awkwardness between us. Besides I’ll take you to your favorite place, Giordonos”. I told her.
She laughs and says “You remember that? That was where we had our first official date as a couple.”
“Come on just for the old high school sake, go out with me.” I tell her flashing her a smile I know she used to adore.
“Ugh, ok, I hope I don’t regret this Kincade!” She says to me.
“Give me your phone, so you can have my number.” I told her. She hands me her phone and I put my number in it and send myself a message to get her number.
“I will text you later with details, ok. I know you gotta get going.” I told her.
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