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Relief hits me so strongly when she walks up to me and places her hands on my chest that my knees nearly give out on me.
“It’s getting easier the more we come up here. Exposure and all that. Kayla dropped us off but had to head back. She has to work a shift tomorrow night.”
She smooths her hand across my chest and up to wrap around my shoulders. I let out a breath and pull her body closer to mine, resting my head against hers.
“I missed you this week.” My words are soft. I don’t want to spook her away from me again.
“We missed you too. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to talk to you more. I had some stuff to think over.”
Stuff to think over?
My stomach twists at the thought, and I pull back to look into her eyes.
“Everything okay?”
She gives me a soft smile and nods.
“Yeah, we can talk about it after Soph goes to bed. Right now, baby is hungry.”
Smiling, I reach down to rest my hand against her stomach.
“I can’t wait until I can feel him move.”
She shakes her head at me and steps around me to go to the table where Sophia is waiting not so patiently for us. Tanya and I sit down at either end of the table so Sophia is between us, and I pile food onto each of their plates before getting my food.
“How was school this week, baby girl?”
Sophia’s eyes light up at my question, and I love that she enjoys school so much. She tells me all about the art projects that she and her friends made and how she was the fastest at running at recess. I smirk at Tanya at her competitive nature, and she just rolls her eyes.
Moments like this are a balm to my soul. After such a terrible week, having my girls with me having a simple dinner and just listening to Sophia chatter on brings me so much peace.
After dinner, I can clean up the dishes and put away the leftovers while Tanya gets Sophia in the bath and puts their weekend stuff away. I hate that they have weekend stuff, I just want them with me always, and I don’t know how to get us there.
I need to figure out how to get us together as a family before I lose them.
After Sophia is done with her shower, I tell Tanya to get their coats on and meet me in the kitchen.
“Are we going somewhere?”
She looks confused, and I just shake my head smiling. They quickly get on some coats, and I unlock the door to the roof and wait for them, a nervous excitement making me jittery.
“I told you I had a surprise for you on the roof, didn’t I?”
Sophia’s eyes grow wide with excitement and Tanya smiles almost knowingly. I almost ask her if she remembers what is up here, then check myself, she’s probably just remembering I had a surprise to show Soph.
I hold my hand out to Soph, and she skips over to take it. I lead them up the stairs and turn to face them so I can see their expressions as I open the door. I push the door open with my foot and watch as Sophia’s face breaks out into a wide smile and Tanya laughs at her expression. She doesn’t look surprised by the sight, and it makes me stop for a moment.
Does she remember this?
Before I can say anything, Sophia darts by me and starts checking out our rooftop garden. I had it created for Tanya for our one-year anniversary and never had the heart to tear it down after she disappeared.
Tanya and I follow Soph at a slower pace, and I keep a close eye on Tanya’s face as she watches our daughter explore the flowers and various other plants that cover the roof.
“You don’t seem surprised to see this.”
Hope is starting to climb up my throat, and I try to push it down. It’s not important to me that she gets her memories back. It will change nothing between us if she gets them back or not, but the thought that she does makes me hopeful.
She turns to face me, and her expression seems guarded. She motions to a bench nearby, and we sit on it where we can still see Sophia while we talk.
