In Love, Never Say Never

In comparison, peace and harmony were what’s best.

That night, I stayed at Glenwood Apartments and had a pretty good night’s sleep. I didn’t even hear Summer crying from hunger in the middle of the night.

It was only the following day when Jackson asked me if Summer’s crying had bothered me that I found out.

I shook my head and yawned. “After breakfast,” I said as I looked at him, “remember to accompany me to the hospital.”

Jackson rolled his eyes. “Don’t even think about it. You broke it off for four months; how could you show up when you want to.”

Nick was done in the kitchen. He emerged, clad in a tailor-made suit, and looked very dashing. When Jackson and I came out, he said, “I’ll go into the office in a while. It’s a busy time as we took on some new projects. Here’s some breakfast for you and Summer.”

I nodded and noticed that he slid an egg very carefully onto Jackson’s plate. I felt curious. How did they end up together?

Nick caught me looking. “Doesn’t look appetizing?” he said.

I shook my head and changed the subject. “Did John leave a young lady at your company?”

Jackson pondered for a moment. “Are you referring to the one called Yvonne?”

“That’s her.” I nodded.

milk. “I don’t know what’s going on right now with them. John told me that it was

What?

I say such

first day today. Do you want me to keep an eye on

won’t be necessary,” I replied.

and I had some breakfast, and I pestered him again to take me to the

later, we were

asked sheepishly, “Doctor, it was four months since I delivered my child. Since she

that would be impossible. Of course, there is a small chance to, as many new mothers are able to breastfeed up to

a brief pause, she continued. “We don’t recommend that you go for specialized therapy, but you could let your husband give it a go. Usually, a combination of diet and sexual stimulation is enough to induce

to retort but I stopped myself.

secretion, look up herbal remedies as well. I don’t have any for sale, but I could write you a prescription for the ingredients. Other people prefer massages, but we won’t recommend you doing that. It’s been four months for you; if the masseuse is overly heavy-handed, they could damage your mammary glands. Your husband could give you a hand with that. And let your

to me, she added, “This process would require

flushed in the face. After thanking the gynecologist, we departed the

body. Summer has been on

my lips. “Summer is my child. If I am able to breastfeed her, why shouldn’t I? We owe it to her to try. You wouldn’t want her to be sickly when she gets

“Be that as it may, but the doctor said that it could harm you. Four months is a pretty long time. It would be difficult to

I said, in an effort to end the conversation. I reached over and