Right Time

Chapter 17

The rest of the time with Wyatt’s parents was amazing. His parents were beyond friendly and made me feel welcome.

Noah was perfect. I couldn’t understand how anybody could walk away from such a beautiful boy. Wyatt was right. He attached himself to me and I loved every second of it.

From that day forward, I began spending more and more time with Wyatt and Noah. His second birthday consisted of him not leaving my side. I couldn’t help but fall for Noah and his father.

I loved being around the two of them. We still hadn’t spent the night together and, in fact, we hadn’t done much more than kiss each other. I wanted to do more but the fact I was pregnant with Chris’s baby stopped me.

Wyatt was amazing and never pressured me and stayed true to his word about taking it slow. Therapy helped in more than one way. It helped me realize my mother’s and father’s deaths also had a huge impact on me.

So I was learning how to heal and how to love all over again.

Chris’s POV

It had been 5 months since my divorce and Miah and I had yet to talk to her. I would pick up the phone and put it down every time.

She deserved to be happy and I knew it wasn’t with me. But it could be I just didn’t know how to get her back.

Claudia hadn’t stopped and you would think after 5 months she would give up, but now she was even more persistent. Which is exactly how I found myself driving to my parents. I know this “Family Meal” was not just family. But my father had been sick and I couldn’t bring it in me to say no.

As I pulled up to my parents' house I saw Claudia’s car. I could’t help but roll my eyes. I thought I had been clear that I didn’t want anything to do with her, but I was wrong. Honestly, I brought this on myself.

I should have cut off all connections with that woman years ago. Still don’t know why I didn’t.

“Chris! Come into the den. Claudia stopped over. Isn’t that such a nice surprise,” My mother said, sounding incredibly fake.

“Not really.” I said, walking past and making my way to the kitchen to see Sarah.

“Christopher, I raised you better. Get back here and go say hello.” Mother said, chasing after me.

“She is your guest, as am I….Mother. You entertain your own guests.”

She turned and huffed back away to Claudia, I assume.

“How are you dear?” Sarah said, walking around to give me a hug I much needed.

“I’ve been better, Sarah. I messed up with Miah and I can’t……” My voice cracked and I couldn’t seem to find the words.

“Have you talked to her? She was always such a lovely girl. I can’t understand why your parents didn’t like her.”

“What do I say? Hi, it’s me your cheating ex-husband?”

“That sounds like a good start.” She said, winking at me. “You can’t heal without talking to her and if you want her back you stand no chance of keeping quiet.”

“What if she has moved on?” Thoughts of seeing that other man kissing her pulled my chest.

“ Sometimes, dear, you have to fight for love. Miah was head over heals in love with you. A love like that doesn’t go away overnight.”

I couldn’t help but smile. “She really did love me, didn’t she?” She was the only person I ever felt loved me for me. Sarah loved me because she was thrown into taking care of me. I still didn’t think my parents loved me and Claudia was looking for somebody to take care of her.

“She did and I know in my heart she still does. Don’t be a fool and call the girl. Or show up at her work or wherever she is staying. Stop being an idiot.”

She gave me a light pat on the cheek and went back to cooking.

“Dinner is almost ready. Go on and head to the dining room.”

I took my leave and found myself sitting next to Claudia. I didn’t even bother looking at her. I could barely stand to be in the same room.

Dinner felt like it was moving in slow motion. I was trying to eat as quickly as I could to get out of this house. My father looked horrible and my mother could only seem to talk about Claudia.

“So Chris,” Claudia said, running her finger tips across my arm. “Next month I am going with Daddy to New York. Some conference called Global Stage. They have this big banquet and I get to go and I want to bring you with me.” She said sweetly.

I immediately wanted to say no but it dawned on me that this was the same conference that Miah’s company attends. Elijah has been attending for the past 5 years, but this year it should be Miah.

“I’ll go.” I said, taking a bite of my food.

“Great! I can get us a room.”

“Send the information to my secretary and she can get me my own room and flight.” I didn’t trust my secretary because I knew she was the one feeding Claudia information about me. So I planned to book my own room in the same hotel I knew Miah would choose.

She continued to talk but I didn’t hear what she was saying. This was my chance to get back with Miah. She was going to be mine again.