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“Colin and I are over, and I need you plus drinks and maybe a bit of ice cream, who am I kidding, I need a lot of ice cream, gallons and shit.”
“Shit sweetie, I really wish I could right now, but I’ve got back-to-back parent-teacher meetings for the next three hours. I think Shaw just left for the day. Want to call him and see if he can watch you until I’m done?”
“I’m not a child, I don’t need a babysitter,” I reply dryly.
“I know, I’m just saying, so someone is with you in your time of need,” she explains.
“Oh, maybe. Shaw hated Colin, so I’m not sure he’d be much support, but you’re right. Plus, I can’t just sit in the parking lot, drinks when you’re done?”
“I’ll be drink ready around six. I’m sorry love, I can’t cancel these, the usual spot?”
“Yeah, the usual spot, see you there.”
I hang up with her and inhale a deep breath again. I look up at the apartment building.
Moving to this building was my decision. I wanted this specific apartment, Colin was fine with whatever I chose, in fact he left most of the process to me, which looking back at it now, should have been a sign that he wasn’t really invested, right?
Shaw is my other best friend and even though I call him first for most things, he hated Colin. I don’t want to hear the ‘I told you so,’ but then again, I don’t want to sit here in this parking lot a minute later.
I start the car and wait for the Bluetooth button to show on my car stereo screen and push the prompts until the call is connected. I put the car in reverse and start making my way to Shaw’s house.
“You home yet?” I ask him.
“I’m getting Mason, and then I’ll be home. Why? What’s going on?”
“Can I come over for a bit? I’ll tell you when you get home?”
“Sure, I should be there in twenty, let yourself in.” He tells me.
Five minutes later, I’m pulling into Shaw’s driveway, before shutting off the engine. My phone rings over the speakers and I see Colin’s name. I reject the call, shut off the car and get out.
As I’m walking up the walkway to the porch, my phone rings from inside my purse. I don’t bother with it and use my key to Shaw’s house to open the door.
I set my purse on the chair in the living room and head straight to the fridge.
Shaw has a kid, so he’s got to have some junk food in the house that I can get into to satisfy the sugar part of this break-up. I find some Go-Gurts and grab the whole box and sit at the kitchen table. I’m on my third when I hear the front door slam, multiple pairs of shoes slap against the floor as the sound rounds into the dining room.
“Auntie Summer!” Mason yells when he sees me. He jumps onto my lap, throws his tiny arms around my neck and hugs me tight. I return his hug as this is just what I needed and smile.
“Hey bud,” I say into his short blond hair as Shaw pulls out a chair from the table and sits opposite me.
“Why are you eating all my gurts?” He points to the mess in front of me and then swings his head to look at Shaw. “Daddy, we’re gonna need some more of these, start!”
“Start?” Shaw questions.
“Like right away,” Mason clarifies.
“Oh, that would be STAT. I’ll get some later. Go put your stuff away in your room while I talk to Summer,” he directs.
Mason climbs off my lap and does as requested while Shaw looks me over.
“Do we need something more adult than yogurt?” He asks.
“I do, but I’m saving that for the bar,” I reply. “If I start drinking, then I’m not leaving.”
“Shit, what happened, did you get fired?” He asks.
“I own the store; I cannot really fire myself. No, it’s about Colin.” I say carefully.
“What did that idiot do now?”
