Meeting in Paradise

11

The drive home was silent. Not a word spoken. I looked in the back seat and Angelo was looking out the window with tears running down his face.

In the last three weeks I have learned to love this man with my whole heart and I don't know if I could make it six months without him.

Even when we got home Angelo went straight to the playroom and didn't come out until I came in saying that his dad was going to come over for dinner.

He still didn't seem happy but I got him to get out of the playroom.

I wanted to know why he's so upset. They haven't known each other for that long but then again someone could say that about me too.

"Hey Bud?" I say "yes mommy?" "I want to know something." "Okay" "what is it about Rich that makes you like him so much?" I say a little worried about his answer. "Well, he's a really nice man and he's nice to you and me." "You don't like him more than daddy right?" "No I love daddy. I will never love anyone like I love you and daddy but I love Daddy Two in a different way." He says and walks away.

I guess I understand now.

I hear knock on the door and I hear Simon's voice at the front of the house.

"Hello?" He says "hey we are in the living room" I said back.

I stand up and hug Simon and Angelo sits on the ground and continues to play with his toys. He's definitely still upset. "Peanut what's wrong?" Simon says "Daddy Two is gone for a long time." I felt Simon's eyes glue to me and my chest started to feel tight.

"Simon I-" I started until he cut me off "Adele you told me you weren't dating him." He said "Simon look I was planning on telling you when I got back but honestly when you asked me about it when I was gone we weren't dating yet. But then we got really close and all of a sudden we got really close and I will tell you the rest later." I say not wanting to say I was pregnant with Angelo sitting right there.

"So why is Angelo so sad?" "He is the CEO and founder of this company and the company has someone go on this work trip every year for six months at a time. Once you do it you don't have to do it again. But this was the year that Rich had to go so that why he's so sad. He left this morning."

"Daddy Two? Really?" He whispered in my ear. "He came up with it. Look I'm sorry for not telling you sooner I just wanted to tell you in person. He's a great guy when he comes back in town I will have you meet him."

After dinner I put Angelo to bed and Simon was still sitting on the couch. "So what were you going to tell me later?" He said "Um well the last night of the trip we started dating and that night we had sex. I wasn't on pills because you know how those mess with me and I didn't think that I needed them and he didn't use a condom." I stopped and he shook his head. "And when we got back I couldn't stop throwing up and so he told me that I should take a test and it came back positive."

"Ade-" "Simon I'm stressed okay? I don't need the hate I know I am a slut. I don't know what to do. I love him so much but this is way too soon. I thought us having Angelo a year into our relationship was soon but this is insane."

He comes over and hugs me. "Adele I would never judge you. And the last thing that you are is a slut. If you love this man then this is maybe what you need. If you need anything these next few months please let me know." "Thank you Simon"

Thank God I still have him in my life.