My heart was racing. Of course Adele knew about Katie because she knows everything. She must know if she commented on how I smell. When Angelo and I got back to my flat I put him down for a nap and rang Katie.
'Hello.'
'Katie, its Simon.'
'You sound worried. Everything okay?'
'Actually no. I think Adele knows.'
'Oh...'
'What's wrong with us? We can't do this. I have a son and even though last night was fun and amazing, it shouldn't have happened. Right?'
'Simon, you're the one who said you wanted to be friends with benefits. You said you and Adele weren't together and it would be okay. Now I look foolish for even believing what you said.'
'How about you just come over tonight and we'll talk this out. And I promise nothing will happen.'
'Okay, Simon. I'll come over but all we're going to do is talk. You need to figure out what's going on between you and Adele before anything happens between us again.'
I breathed a sigh of relief when I hung up the phone. I knew Katie would help me calm down and relax. But i still thought about Adele with Nick. What made her run to someone else and how long had it been happening? Does she still love me like she did before? I was starting to grow more and more confused. Our 'break' had only been two days and it already felt like a lifetime that we've been apart.
A few hours later, I was feeding Angelo in the kitchen when Katie walked in. 'Simon?' She called out.'In the kitchen.' I responded. When she came into the kitchen, she had a look of surprise on her face. 'Is this Angelo?' She asked. I nodded and continued feeding him. 'He's spending the night and then I'm taking him back to Adele tomorrow.' After I was finished I took him in the living room with us, until he feel asleep.
Katie and I sat on the couch and the more time that passed the more comfortable we got with each other. What was supposed to be just talking ended up turning into something else. We started watching a movie and out of habit my arm draped around her shoulder and she leaned her head into the crook of my neck. 'Simon, we weren't suppose to do this.' Katie protested after about an hour. 'It feels right though, doesn't it?' I asked, already knowing the answer. 'You can't just string me along. What about Adele?' She was starting to get frustrated and I couldn't blame her. 'Adele is the mother of my son and right now that's all. I don't know what's going to happen in a week or a month. But right now I want you. You're who I need.' We starred at each other for a moment and then like magnets, our lips connected. The only thing that pulled us apart were the faint cries of Angelo.
'I'll get him.' I said getting off of the couch. 'What's wrong with daddy's baby?' I asked Angelo, picking him up out of his crib. He looked up at me and started to calm down. 'What are we going to do peanut? Daddy's got himself into some big trouble and he doesn't know what to do. Do you think mummy still loves me?' Angelo smiled and then started cooing. 'Maybe soon we'll all be together again.'
