You are Enough

Chapter 8

The kids chase the chickens around and around. Harper is able to pick up her favorite chicken and she heads to their little area out of the sun. I got a notification on the dating app from an Army man named Scott who is stationed in Colorado. I go through his profile and it sounds pretty good. So I sent him a wink. Twenty minutes later, I received another notification that he sent a wink back. So I sent him a message. Just a short, hey how are ya? He responded almost immediately. I make sure he knows that I have kids. He says he knows and that he understands that they came first. I looked up to see both Holden and Harper sitting in the shade with a couple of chickens surrounding them. I can't believe they are turning three in a week. They have grown so much. It's been almost three years since I left their father three years ago while I was pregnant. We are still legally married yet he refuses to sign because of the amount for child support. He doesn't think he should pay what the court is wanting him to pay, so I dropped the price to six hundred dollars. Again, that was too much to pay. Mind you, he's making enough to pay more than that. I'm so tired of having to go to court because he is dragging his feet. Scott and I send messages back and forth for awhile until I say I need to take care of my kids and get them cleaned up and fed. I told him I'll message him when I can. He tells me, no worries, take my time.

I can't believe this man knows that I have twins yet he still wants to talk to me. He still wants to get to know me. That's completely not what I thought would happen. I need to call Sam and tell her. I will do that later. She's probably at work. I'll text her and tell her haha. As I get the kids ready for a nap, my phone goes off. It's Sam. So you did it, huh? Yes, and I've already got a man wanting to talk and he knows about the kids and he understands I'm not letting them meet until much later because I don't know where this will go. I tell her. Well, duh that's totally understandable. What did he say? He was totally cool with it. He said he understood that I had to protect the kids and myself. Well, that's a good man. He's in the Army and is stationed in Colorado. He's twenty-six years old. He's from Missouri and his family lives about three hours north from here. He seems like a nice guy and you know I like a man in uniform. Haha yes you do. So when you meeting him, I don't know. I think we are gonna talk a little before we meet in person.We want to get to know each other. I'm going to do a background check on him first as well. I need to know who I'm bringing around my kids. If it gets that far haha. He could be a really bad guy or another Dylan. Nobody is as bad as him, Kat. Okay, well I need to get off here and take care of the kids. Okay I'll talk to you later. After I hung up I make the kids lunch and then put them down for a nap. I took over the upstairs living room and gave the kids the room we stayed in. Corey joined the Marine Corp. Dylan talked him into going. The twins share the room we all stayed in. I wish Corey would have done something else instead of the military. Anyways, I messaged Scott letting him know I can talk since the kids are down for a nap. We talked about our favorite everything. We have a lot in common. He wants to take me hunting and four wheeling. We talk on and off for the next few days. We get to know each other better. He added me on one of his social media. We talk on there with his cousin Anthony. We end up with a thread of three hundred messages. It was crazy. Ever since I cut back on my hours at work, I have had more free time.I got my GED a few years back. I feel proud of myself. It's an accomplishment to have gotten it while working two jobs and being a single parent. Dylan is still dragging his feet about the child support. He's trying to control everything. We have been to court for everything under the sun. I threw out the abuse claim to hurry up the process. I really shouldn't have. But I am just so tired of having to go to court all the time. Scott knows that I am still legally married. He isn't worried about that. I told him I needed to get ready for work. We can talk later, hun I tell him. Kids are up and ready to go to daycare. I finish getting ready and take to kids downstairs to feed them. After I feed them and clean them up we leave the house. I am truly best. The Buick has really come in handy. I pay Lucky every week to keep up my end. I get the kids to Tina'a and then head to work. I still work at The Peak Cafe and I clean The Lodge. As I make my way to the back to put my stuff away, I hear Lewis and Carol talking about me. She works so hard but she's not been very focused lately. I know Lewis. I worry about her. I step around the corner so they know that I have heard every word. I can't believe y'all were talking behind my back, I say. We weren't saying anything bad about you hun, Carol says. It's just you have been distracted for months now. Oh I can tell you why, I say. I met someone online and we have been talking for months now. He makes me happy. How long has it been since I was this happy?