Right Time

Chapter 10

“I brought you breakfast.” He said, holding up a coffee and paper bag.

I couldn’t help but smile as I stepped aside, allowing him inside. Directing him to my kitchen.

“How are you feeling?”

“Great! I think I ate something that I didn’t like.”

“I’m so glad you are feeling better.” Handing me a coffee.

I took a big sip only to realize it was exactly how I liked it.

“You remembered?” I whispered almost in disbelief.

“Of course I did.”

I sat down at the table and Wyatt followed me and sat across from me. In 5 years, Chris still didn't know how I took my coffee.

He pulled out a cinnamon crunch bagel and placed it on the table in front of me. Again, another one of my favorites I mentioned in passing.

“So what are your plans for the day?”

I could feel my face turn red as I thought about my plans.

“Oh well, I planned to order Chinese and bing watch Netflix.” I replied, looking down. I found this had become one of my favorite pastimes.

“What are we watching?”

“You’re staying?”

“If you’ll have me.”

“Would this be one of our dates?”

“Nope. I still get 3 dates. This is just us hanging out.”

I know it seems stupid, but I have never really had a normal dating life. I was never asked out during high school and Chris and I dated for a month and it was just a few dates to get to know each other.

“What’s the difference?”

“Well, on a date I get to kiss you goodnight at the end. Hopefully, with us hanging out, I will get to kiss you sooner.”

I could feel my face turn red and I could feel it burning with embarrassment.

“Oh OK.” was all I could manage to say back.

After breakfast, we made our way to my living room and got comfortable on the couch. It didn’t take long for Wyatt to put his arm around me as we watched the first season of the 100.

I’m not sure why, but I felt like I have known Wyatt my entire life. Sitting in silence together, watching TV seemed so natural. Chris and I never spent time like this together. In the 5 years of marriage, we never had downtime together.

He watched TV and so did I, but he watched sports and would go out with his friends and me, on the other hand, would study and watch almost anything, but usually alone.

Around 1 I decided to order an unrealistic amount of Chinese food. I was starving.

As I came back into the living room, I heard a conversation that made my heart drop.

“I know I miss you too.” Wyatt said on the phone.

“I don’t know, you are a bed hog.” He replied, chuckling.

“I love you and I will see you tomorrow.”

Of course, he has somebody in his life, but why push me for a date? Was it to mess with my head? Maybe his family wasn’t over the hate for his Great Grandfather. Maybe he wanted me to be the other woman.

I had no tolerance for cheating on any level. I knew Chris didn’t have s*x with Claudia but he still cheated and that is something I will never settle on.

“Hey, did you order the food?” He asked once he noticed me in the room.

“Yeah.” My head was reeling trying to figure out how to tell him to leave and go back to whoever he was sharing a bed with.

“Is something wrong?”

“No…nothing is wrong, I just think.” I couldn’t seem to get it out. I really liked him and the disappointment was almost suffocating.

“Talk to me.” He said, taking my hands in his. I wanted to yank them away and scream at him but his touch was almost calming.

“I think you should go home to the woman you plan to share a bed with.”

Confusion is the best way I could explain the look on his face. But it quickly faded away and was replaced with a smile.

“So you heard me on the phone.”

I nodded and tried to remove my hands from his but he held on to me.

Then he laughed and I yanked my hands away. “It is not funny and I refuse to be the other woman, no matter how much I like you.”

He instantly stopped laughing. “You like me?”

“Did you miss the part where I said I would never be the other woman?”

“I heard it.”

I crossed my arms and just stared at him. The entire time he didn’t stop smiling and at that moment I really wanted to smack him in the face.

“I didn’t plan to tell you so soon but I like you too and there is no other woman in my life. Well, my Mom, but I don’t think that counts.”

“Then who was on the phone?”

“My son. He is spending the weekend with my parents and his cousins.”

“You have a son?”

His smile got bigger and he pulled out his phone and showed me a miniature version of himself. Like an exact twin.

“He is perfect.” Slipped a little too easily from my mouth.

“He is my everything and I’m sure you googled me, as I googled you and you didn’t see anything about my son.”

I nodded, letting him know he was correct.

“I plan to keep it that way for as long as possible. I just want him to be a kid. I hope you understand and will keep my secret.”

“Of course. What about his Mom?” I think I knew but I needed to ask.

He took a deep breath and I could tell the subject was not something he wanted to talk about.