Do Us Part

53. "Matters of the heart"

Chapter 53

Natalie

"I'm so glad you called."

"Yea. Me too. I feel like we haven't hung out in a long time. I'm so sorry I haven't been around."

"I know how busy you've been. Will told me about the project you're working on with Sam."

"Yea."

"How's that like?"

"What? The project? It's cool."

"No. I mean...working with Sam again."

"Oh." I smiled and thought a bit before replying. "It's cool. I like it there. There is so much um...creativity that I get to put. Yesterday, we were working on the side display apps that we want to introduce and I just used my experience to suggest something before the end of that day, I have a team that spent all day coding and programming all we want. It's nice."

"Glad to hear it." I smiled. "How's Henry? It's been a while since I have seen him too."

"Oh..I.. actually we broke up."

"What? Why?"

"Long story."

"I'm so sorry to hear that."

"Me too."

"Please tell me it's because Sam and you are back together." Mia grins as she stares at me.

"No. Why would you think that?"

"I don't know. It just makes sense. You have returned after so long so maybe, sparks are flying."

"Nothing is going on between Sam and me." At least not before last night. I'm not sure if anything is going on now. Last night was..is a blur.

"Hmm." She grins but does not say anything.

"How are my babies, Chris and Racheal?" I faced my sister-in-law.

"Oh you know..they are especially busy now that the session will be over soon."

"Right. I spoke to Racheal last week and she is looking forward to the six weeks holiday ahead." I said and we all chuckled. "How's Ben, Mia?"

"He's good. Says hello and everything is great." She replied and continued to rock the trolley of her sleeping baby.

"I'm happy to hear that."

"Not as happy as I am to hear that you have broken off with Henry."

"Mia.." Anna calls.

"What? You know it too."

"Know what?"

"That you were trying too hard with Henry. you were trying to show that you've moved on and it just..you know.. doesn't seem that way seeing as you came back home."

"It's just work. There is nothing between us." If I don't think of what happened last night.

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Sam

My smile brightened as I started at the little bundle of joy in Jane's arms. "Isn't he beautiful?" Jane asks, and I nod. Jack sits beside his wife and kissed the baby's forehead.

"I'm so glad that, just like we hoped, he looks nothing like Jack." I joked.

"I know right? It's a relief." Jane chuckled, and Jack's frown deepens.