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The summer sun beamed down on the crowded Brazil beach. She shouldn't have been as surprised as she was when she arrived to find so many people already there, it was by far the hottest day of her trip and the beach was where everyone wanted to be.
Thankfully she was able to find an empty spot to lay her towel and prop her large umbrella in the sand. She laid on her stomach, watching as her little boy sat in front of her as he played with the little boys she had brought along.
It's been a hard eight months for the two of them. Between becoming a mother to having to learn the bearings of being a parent by herself was hard, but thankfully she got into a steady routine with her son and was as happy as ever.
His father was in the picture too. He loved his son more than anything and the two were able to co-parent their son as if nothing had ever happened between them.
They had ended badly before she found out she was pregnant. Almost three years down the drain when he decided that it would be best if they went their separate ways. Said he was trying to save her from the heartbreak, that the constant distance was too much and he couldn't be what she needed anymore. The split broke her, she wasn't feeling any of the things he was and she didn't want to break up. She was angry that he was making this decisions without talking to her. They could have worked things out but he didn't want to hear any of it. She left his condo that night with a broken heart and there was nothing she could do about it.
She's tried her best to block out that night, to block him out. She never wants to remember the endless tears and the countless hours of arguing that resulted in their split, but how could she when they had made a carbon copy of him? As much as she wished they were still together, she's accepted the fact that she needed to move on and was currently in the process.
Ever since she had Nathan she hasn't had time for anyone else but him. She didn't need anyone else but him. She would never love anyone more than she loved her little bundle of joy and that was enough for her. Her friends have told her that she needs to get out more, that all she ever does is stay at home, even when his father has him, but she doesn't care. She was finally happy being by herself.
This was her first vacation with the baby and thankfully everything is going smoothly. She was worried that he would be fussy since he wasn't used to the surroundings of Brazil, but he's been calm and she's learned that he loves the beach. He was definitely his father's son.
Nathan's happy squeals interrupted her thoughts. She smiled, grabbing the little toy that he was holding out for her.
"Do you like the beach, bub?" She asked, reaching out to adjust his little hat that he had somehow taken off. "Do you wanna move to the beaches?"
Nathan continued to smile and babble as he waved the little stuffed animal his dad bought him around as he took in the surroundings. She knew he couldn't understand what she was saying so she just smiled as she watched her son.
