If I said that I did not want to eat, he would just continue to nag. Thus, I could only reply, “I’ve already eaten. Have you?”
“Yep, I’m eating now!” The sound of glasses clinking together could be heard from his end.
“Are you eating outside?”
“Yep!” he replied.
My hair was still wet, and when I leaned back against it, my back was drenched. I turned and asked, “Who are you with?”
He chuckled lightly and said, “A… girl!”
I pursed my lips. “Is she younger or older?”
“Younger!”
My eyes narrowed as I asked, “Is she pretty?”
“Yep!” he quipped.
My lips twitched. “Is she prettier than me?”
He grinned and said, “Both of you are pretty!”
I inhaled deeply and snapped, “Ashton, be serious. Otherwise, I’m going to hang up on you.”
He laughed loudly and clearly had no qualms about hiding his exuberant mood.
The laughter was pleasing to the ears. I had initially assumed that he was eating with some woman. But from the way he laughed, I could tell that I knew the person he was with!
A childish voice sounded out from the phone, “Mr. Fuller, are you talking to Mommy?”
My heart skipped a beat. It had been so long since I last heard Summer’s voice and held her in my arms.
Tears welled up in my eyes that instant.
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