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Chandler smirks at me, and Sophia just shakes her head.
“Nope. Daddy’s right.”
Chandler laughs, and I roll my eyes, trying to keep the smile off my face.
The four of us hang out in the penthouse for the rest of the weekend. We watch movies and play games, and after Sophia goes to bed us adults talk and get to know each other. I don’t say anything to Chandler about getting my memories back just yet. I know that conversation will bring on a lot more and I’m not ready for them.
Kayla is right; I need to take the next week back at home and really think things through. As Chandler says goodbye to us on Sunday morning, I can’t help but feel like this is more than goodbye just for the week.
It feels like goodbye forever. Like we ultimately aren’t meant to be, and we’re not going to make it.
20
CHANDLER
I haven’t spoken to Tanya in a week. An entire week. Every time I call her phone, Sophia picks up, and when I ask her if I can talk to her mother when we are done, she tells me that her mother said she’s busy.
I have no idea what happened, but I do know that Josh had something to do with it. I’ve tried calling him as well, and he’s also ignoring me. It’s Friday, and I’m at my breaking point. If Tanya doesn’t show up tonight, then I’m taking the helicopter to Willow Creek and forcing her to talk to me. Everything had been going great. We were becoming closer as a couple and as a family, she is carrying my child for God’s sake. She can’t just disappear on me again.
The past three nights I’ve had vivid dreams about her disappearance. I keep reliving the moment I came home to find her things on the bed and Tanya nowhere to be found. I wake with a start, covered in sweat and unable to go back to sleep. The only thing that is saving me from going insane is the fact that Tanya is letting me continue to talk to Sophia. Soph is my lifeline to Tanya right now, and I can tell that she’s starting to see that something is off as well. It’s the look in her eyes. Like she’s trying to figure out a word problem.
She still calls me to check in on her stuffies while they are at the cabin. It gets harder and harder to be away from them, especially with the new baby. I missed out on Tanya carrying Sophia, and I feel like I’m missing out on this baby as well.
“Sir? Your meeting is about to start.”
I turn my chair around to face the door where Jillian is standing, a look of concern on her face.
“Is everything okay?”
I gather my things for the meeting and stand.
“Everything is fine, Jillian. I’ve just got a lot on my mind.”
I meet her at the door, but she doesn’t move out of the way. She stands in front of me and puts her hands on her hips.
“Everything is not fine. What happened?”
A voice comes from behind her, and my eyes lift to meet Josh’s.
“He’s reliving his past and is too stubborn to admit it.”
This is just what I need.
“Now you want to talk to me? I’m on my way to a meeting.”
He shoves his hands into his pockets and shrugs.
“I’ll just wait for you in your office then.”
I sigh, and Jillian and I move aside so that Josh can enter.
“Don’t go through my shit. I should be done in about an hour.”
He nods and takes a seat in one of the chairs I have set up by the windows. I stare at him for a moment.
“Sir, your meeting. You don’t have to worry; I will be able to see him from my desk.”
Jillian is a saving grace in my life.
