We both fell silent. Suddenly, a baby’s wail broke the silence.

“I’m sorry. My kid’s still young and doesn’t like being away from me, so I usually bring him to work.”

As Lydia spoke, she walked into the adjoining room. When she emerged again, she was holding a baby who was swaddled in a blanket. She coddled him for a while and he stopped crying. It was a rather warm sight to behold.

That’s Jackson’s kid. I

“How many months is he?” For some reason, my nose suddenly felt sharp as if I were about to cry. I walked over to her and looked at the baby, who wasn’t scared in the slightest. He looked quite a lot like Lydia and was very quiet.

“Just under six months.” Lydia’s face lit up with a smile as she talked about her child.

Kids were always particularly welcoming. I couldn’t help but reach out toward his little chubby cheeks when footsteps suddenly sounded up right outside the door. I turned around before touching the baby.

At the sight of Jackson standing in the doorway, I pulled my hand back awkwardly.

before walking toward Lydia and taking the baby

head and sighed in relief, having basically readied myself to

told me

I was hearing things and looked up rapidly to meet

turned his attention back to his kid and

glow that I was clearly not a part of. I was starting to feel a bit awkward when Ashton walked in. The two men nodded at each other

a heavy rock was crushing my chest, making it a bit hard

to spot something wrong. He drove off for a bit and stopped the car once we were far enough away from

Jackson

my head. “He didn’t say

Jackson and I had been childhood friends for a long time. We had fought before, but usually, we got over our differences quickly enough once we argued it out.

head in deep thought. “You two should meet up and talk things out properly. Maybe you can

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