He found me twice. I am the luckiest woman in the world.
We can’t change what’s already happened. We can only accept it and embrace the future.
Once Gage is back in New York, I’ll share my past with him so we can start building a new tomorrow together.
***
Gage: I have some legal stuff to deal with here. I’ll be back in New York ASAP.
“You look worried,” Tilly notes as she slathers soft butter onto a piece of bread. “Is it about Gage?”
I haven’t told Tilly or Olivia that Gage isn’t Kristin’s biological father.
All they know is that he’s been in California visiting his daughter for the past week.
I watch as Tilly takes a big bite of the bread. “Someone is starving.”
She chews, swallows and then answers, “I haven’t eaten anything yet today.”
It’s noon and we’re waiting for two big bowls of pasta at a restaurant around the corner from my store.
The only thing that I’ve consumed today is a cup of lukewarm coffee, even though I’ve been up since six.
My communication with Gage has been sparse and interrupted by my work.
We talked on the phone once but that was two days ago and it was brief.
I could hear Kristin in the background calling to him, so I made an excuse about needing to get to the showroom floor. I didn’t want to steal a minute away from his time with his daughter.
I expected Gage to come back today, but the text message he just sent rained on that parade.
I type back a response to him as Tilly finishes her bread and butters another slice.
Kate: I’ll see you when you get here.
As much as I want to pry and question what’s going on there, I don’t want to insert myself into the middle of a situation that I don’t belong in.
I haven’t met Kristin yet and the conversations I’ve had with Gage about her have only touched on where things stand in terms of his right to custody and visitation.
All I do know is that something has shifted.
He’s in the same city as his daughter now and lawyers are involved. That has to be good news.
Chapter 50
Gage
A man can wish for many things in his life.
Health.
Happiness.
Wealth.
Love.
I’ve had every last one of them.