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He followed her into the house and stood awkwardly at the entrance of the kitchen. He looked around the kitchen. It had a modern feel to it. He liked it very much.

“Coffee or tea?” she asked interrupting his thoughts

“Water. If that’s okay with you.”

“That’s fine by me” she said moving to grab him a bottle of water from the fridge.

“Let’s move this to the living room. It’s closer to where my granddaughter is”

“Yes, ma’am” he responded eliciting a light chuckle from her.

“Have a seat”

“Thank you”                           

He sat down really looking at her. There were tell-tale signs of her aging over the years. But she still looked beautiful. Matter-of-fact, she looked like the older version of Laura and he was not mad at all.

“Well, would you say what brought you here or you’re just going to keep staring?”

That quickly brought him back to the situation at hand.

Clearing his throat, “Mrs Anderson, I am here to apologise for my appalling behaviour many years ago. I-”

“I’m going to stop you right there, mister. Are you sorry you got caught or you deeply regret your actions? Because from where I’m sitting, if my baby hadn’t walked in on you two, you would’ve kept it from her.”

He shifted uncomfortably; this woman was just going for the kill.

“Both, ma’am” he said with his head bowed in shame

“I like your honesty. I appreciate it. Thank you”

Her response surprised him greatly.

“Stop all that grinning” she said making him aware that he was indeed smiling.

“Sorry, ma’am” she responded with a nod

“Go on with your apology”

“As I was saying, I am deeply sorry for my actions. I regret it terribly. Not just because I got caught but because what I did was wrong. Laura didn’t deserve that. In fact, no one deserves to be cheated on. I was young in immature. I let other people’s voices in my head and I emulated their bad habits. My mom taught me better than that and I know that she was greatly disappointed in me when the truth came to light. This is in no way excusing my behaviour.”

She sat there stunned for a minute before the Avery’s cries rang out in the house signalling that she had woken up from her nap.

“I’ll be right back” she said. The moment where she picked her up could be assumed considering how the loud cries toned down.

He’d gotten the chance to really look around the room which had pictures of the occupants all over. The baby was beautiful. She looked so much like her mother did. His heart ached a little because if he hadn’t been a jerk and cheated on her, this baby would be theirs. Irrespective of who her biological dad was, he vowed in his heart to love and cherish her as his own if he is ever given the chance to be in Laura’s life again.