“She’s a really sweet kid, Lexi,” he smiles as I walk back in my room from putting her in her bed.
“She is, and she took a liking to you,” I beam and he sits up.
“It was meant to be,” he adds, sincerely.
“Come, sit. Let’s get this whole situation figured out, it’s stressing me out,” he says with a pat on my bed. I sit, and I tell him about how I don’t want to just uproot Molly’s life.
"She has an aunt and uncles here, and she has little friends. It’s just hard,” I admit.
“I get that, but at the end of the day, whether you prolong it or rip the band-aid off, it’s still going to be a drastic change and adjustment for her. I know I don’t want to be away from you, but if you’re not ready, or if you don’t think it’s what’s best for Molly, I’ll wait… very impatiently, but I will,” he con
