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.

sip of milk. “I don’t know what’s going on right now with them.

What?

did I say such

me frown. “It’s her first day today. Do you

won’t be necessary,” I replied. “I

was in a hurry; he left shortly afterward. Jackson and I had some breakfast, and I

were at the

four months since I delivered my child. Since she died, I couldn’t produce any more milk. Is it still possible to breastfeed

arms, and said, “Under normal circumstances, that would be impossible. Of course, there is a small chance to, as many new mothers are able to

a brief pause, she continued. “We don’t recommend that you go for specialized therapy, but you could let your

words to register on me. I blushed furiously and was about to retort but I stopped myself. Instead, I chose to disregard

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 child keep trying. The pressure from her

me, she added, “This process would require positivity and

still flushed in the face. After thanking

holding Summer. He let out a cough and he turned to me. “This will take a toll on your body. Summer has been on milk powder for three months, and other

I? We owe it to her to try. You wouldn’t want her to be

nodded. “Be that as it may, but the doctor said that it could harm you. Four months is a pretty long

go,” I said, in an effort to end the conversation. I reached over and took Summer from