Novas dream has always been to open a bakery of her very own. Well now that she's moved to Galax, Georgia she is living that dream. She's got a lot of work to do on the shop before that happens though. One day as she's working she meets Eleanor, the...
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"Milk and sugar"
Walking into the kitchen I see Axel pouring hot water into mugs. He's set out milk and sugar alongside them.
"You want to tell me what in the fuck happened?" I ask knowing mostly what went down but I need to know everything.
"Well your mom came in and they started talking. They were talking about coffee cakes and school and then your mom brought up her dads name and then both of them started crying. That's all I got from it." I scratch my beard.
"Well hell this wasn't what I thought I'd walk into. Nova opens soon and I don't want her upset." Helping Axel carry in the tea, I can hear them talking about something."
"And that's how your dad broke his wrist playing dodgeball." I can hear Nova giggle and wipe away tears. Thank god she's not crying because she's sad anymore. I hated not knowing what to say.
"Thank you for telling me that story, Georgia." My mom pats Nova's leg and stands up.
"Did you figure everything out?" I ask not knowing what happened while I was gone.
"Yes." Nova says with a sad look into her eyes. "Your mom told me what happened between both of them. My mom came into the photo during their first year of college and I guess she was jealous of them together all the time."
I shake my head. I don't know much about her mother but from the missed calls, text and now this story I can see why she doesn't want to interact with her mother.
"Did she not let y'all be friends?" I ask. My mother gives a tight lipped smile.
"It started out with all of us going out together but then Nova's mom Melissa started to speak up about how close we were." I shake my head. "We just slowly stopped hanging out when one day Walter came to me and said that she was pregnant with their first child."
I look over and see Nova's sad face and I hate it. I just want to pull her in and make all her pain go away.
"After that I didn't hear from him much and then one day he moved and I got a letter in the mail with him telling me how sorry he was. It broke my heart but I understood." Nova gets up and walks over to us.
I handed both of them their tea and helped Nova fix her cup up knowing how she takes her tea. One sugar cube and a dash of milk. It's close to how she takes her coffee.
"Yeah, my dad told me in pieces of him moving but the pregnancy didn't last. Sadly, my mom lost the baby when she was a few weeks along." She takes a sip of my tea and hugs her mug close to herself.
While I'm glad they have this connection it makes me sad that they both had to deal with this heartbreak. My mom loved Walter in a brotherly type of way. She told me stories about him all the time.
"Well this day has been long and I know you have some things to do before you open so I think I'll head out. Axel, do you think you can walk me to my car?" Axel lays out his hand and they walk out together.
