I’m a designer for a famous brand, you know. I wasn’t about to give up my career just because I got married. That would be way too boring!
Lately, Ethan has inspired so many new ideas. I’d be doing a disservice to my professio if I didn’t put them to use!
On Saturday morning, I watched Ethan quietly playing with his blocks, a big smile spreading across my face.
But then I thought about who I’d have to deal with that afternoon and couldn’t help but sigh.
Why did I have to go to a class reunion instead of a PTA meeting?
Noticing my mood, Ethan looked at me with concern.
“Mommy, are you sad?”
I gently pinched his chubby little cheek and said, “Mommy has to go to a party this afternoon. Can you play by yourself at home, sweetie?”
After spending the past few days together, Ethan had grown much closer to me.
“Can Ethan come too? Ethan will be very goo he promised,
Thinking about how she would be there, I ate ed to refuse.
His bright eyes Immediately dimmed “Okay, then will wait for Mommy at home.
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Oh no, the guilt was setting in.
It should be fine to bring him along, right? I’d keep a close eye on him. Leaving him home alone would make me no better than his dad.
“You can come, sweetie. Do you want to go with Mommy?”
“Yes”
Seeing his eyes light up again, I breathed a sigh of relief.
But w
why did I feel like I’d just been played?
The reunion was being held in a private room at a restaurant. By the time we arrived, it
had already started.
“If it isn’t the goddess Amber! Why are you so late