Asking for a Friend
The more I said those words to him to try and convince both of us that they were true, the more I knew deep down that whatever we had, it wasn’t love.
With Layton, as lame as it sounded even in my own head, things were different. Everything came naturally with him. It all felt so right, like pieces of a two thousand piece puzzle you’ve been trying to build for months finally starting to fit together.
Annie howled with laughter at something he said, then he bent down and she clambered onto his back. He lifted his arms to place her on his shoulders, with his hands on her knees to keep her safe.
At that sight, my heart nearly burst with happiness. It was exactly the kind of thing a real father