“All right. I’ll come pick you up later.”
“Okay, dad. Thanks.”
“You’re welcome.”
I walk away, still confused about what just happened with Katelyn and Peyton. I was ready for the all out battle that was going to ensue, because we all know how Peyton feels about football, but that didn’t happen.
Katelyn is waiting by her car when I walk up with Elle. The back door is open, allowing me to set Elle in her booster. She starts strapping herself in as soon as I move away. Sure funny how she’s feeling better now that we aren’t at the football game. Katelyn shuts the door and leans against it. I want to pull her into my arms and taste her lips for hours.
“Do you want to come over?”
“Would you think of me as a desperate man if I said yes?”
“No, I’d think of you as a man who wants to spend time with me, and I’d think of me as a woman who wants to spend time with you.”
“You need to pack.”
Katelyn shrugs. “Maybe you can help while Elle is watching a movie.”
“Hmm, maybe.” I place my hand on the back of her neck and pull her forward. As much as I want to kiss her full on the lips, I kiss her forehead.
“I’ll follow you,” I say, not wanting to leave my car at the field.
“Kay,” she replies with a nod. I stand there like lovesick puppy while she gets in her car. I can’t see her when she gets to the driver’s side because she’s too short. I try not to laugh, but just thinking about spending the next hour or so with her makes me happy.
I look out just in time to see Quinn running toward me. He’s in a full sprint, yelling my name.
“What’s up, bud?” I catch him in my arms. He’s breathing hard.
“I forgot you’re leaving tonight.”
“Yeah?”
“I wanted to ask you something.”
I set him down on the ground and move his hair out of his eyes. He needs a haircut. Something I’ll have to get done when I get back.
“What do you want to know?”
“Do you love Katelyn?”
I bend down so that I’m just a bit shorter than him and set my hand on his shoulder. “I don’t know, maybe. I’m not sure what it means to be in love. I love you, I know that, but I think with Katelyn the love is different.”
“Do you love Elle and Peyton?”
“I do. Is that okay?”
“Yeah it is, and it’s okay for you to love Katelyn too. I won’t be mad.”
I kneel down on the cold, wet ground and pull my son into my arms. I’m not sure how I got so lucky, but I did and I’ll never take him for granted.
“I love you, Quinn. Do you want to come with me to Katelyn’s?”
He looks back at Liam and Peyton and nods. “Yeah, I do. I like it there.”
“Me too, bud,” I say as I stand and ruffle his hair.
This may not be what Katelyn expects when I pull in, but I know she won’t be mad. We’re a family of five and neither of us can be complete without our children. We’ll just have to spend a lot of time in my bedroom in Los Angeles. One I don’t plan to leave until I’m scheduled to be on the red carpet.