Unexpected you

Chapter 26

    My talk with Elaina earlier was much needed, and In no time I was feeling at peace with my choices and was able to go about my day just fine. Of course, there were moments when I did think of Lucas and the sadness took over, but they were brief, and I was able to snap out of them fairly quickly.

Mother and Isabella had come by for Sofie and I shortly after I was done at the laundromat, and we spent the rest of the day together. We had so much fun and I was grateful for the much needed distraction. We unanimously chose to have brunch at Vico's, the new Italian restaurant up north, and neither one of us regretted it. We then followed it with an amazing trip to the zoo and Sofie went wild over the giraffes. We had such a wonderful time, and I was grateful for the much needed distraction.

Just before walking out the door earlier this afternoon, I had made the wise choice to leave my phone behind. Taking it with would not have been a good idea, and I knew that I would constantly stare at it to see if Lucas had called. Surely I didn't want to put myself through that, and I wasn't going to be happy if I allowed myself moments where I would take away bonding time from my family.

While at the laundromat earlier today, I made a definite choice to go back to focusing on myself and my plans. This meant no parties, no drinking, and definitely no Lucas. If Lucas were to ever come back around, I would simply just let him know that we had to be done with whatever he and I were. I considered the possibility of staying friends, but I'm not sure that would work, because we seem to have this magnetic pull between us, and I'm afraid of experiencing weak moments around him.

Are you moving in soon? Mother asks. Interrupting my thoughts. Yes...in a few weeks if that's okay. I don't own much which makes packing easier, and I'm positive that the move will be a breeze. That's wonderful honey. I can't wait to have you back home. She says as she lifts Sofie from the stroller and peppers her cheek with kisses.

Mother is so thrilled about Sofie and I are moving back in because she'll be able to see Sofie every day. I'm feeling excited about it too. Mother and I went through a few years of not speaking to one another, and so we have a lot of making up to do. Living together will help us bond even more, and to be honest, I feel like I need her now more than ever.

Call me! Isabella yells as her and Mother pull away in the car. It's six pm and I'm exhausted, but there's still so much to do so a cup of coffee to wake up is in order. Sofie needs a bath, a bottle, and to be put to bed as soon as possible, and I still needed to put away the laundry, which I never got a chance to do. My sister had shown up the very moment I got back from washing my sheets, and so I merely rolled the cart into my room and headed out the door.

I pull my clean bed set out of the rolling cart and bring them up to my nose, taking a minute to inhale the scent. I try to convince myself that I no longer wanted my bedsheets to smell like Lucas, but I know I'm lying. I still wanted them to hold his scent. His scent was always something I looked forward to. It was linked to every good feeling I had experienced in the past month and a half. Now, my sheets smelled of downy and I admit, that made me kinda sad.

I pulled my bed away from the wall to sweep the area before placing the bedsheets on the mattress, when I hear a loud thud. As if something that was wedged between my bed and the wall had fallen down. What the hell was that? I pull the bed out even further and make my way around to see what made the loud sound. It's a phone.

Oh no! I stare at the phone and suddenly realize, that this could very well be the phone Lucas was missing. But I take a moment to carefully examined it. Thoroughly enough to ensure that it didn't belong to Shawn. He did toss himself onto my bed the night he arrived here drunk out of his mind, so the possibility that this phone belonged to him does cross my mind. But wait.... it can't be Shawn's because I've deep cleaned this room twice since then. Surely I would have seen it. Lucas wasn't lying about having lost his phone and it turns my stomach and twists it into a big knot. I admit, reading that part of the note bothered me, and I won't deny thinking that it was probably just an excuse. The kind a guy tells a girl when he's trying to get away with something.