 ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
“I know so!” Rea replied with a rather high level of enthusiasm. “Jude will have the most of all of us. He wants seven or eight. Can you believe that?!” She peered up at Christopher, her eyes wide to emphasise how serious she was being. “He’s always loved kids, and he’s great with them.” The oldest Anders’ girl fell into a moment of reminiscence of her and her siblings’ earlier days. “He’s always been able to take care of our cousins, even when they’re crying at their loudest. But I think his favourite person to babysit was and is Keigh. They’ve been inseparable since she was born and honestly? I think he’s like another parent to her.” Reagan paused. “I think caring for her in that way had a huge impact on him wanting that many kids. My poor best friend though.” She laughed quietly. “Dav probably got a shock when he learnt how big a family Jude wants.”
Yeah, well… didn’t he know how off putting his cluelessness was? It was utterly disheartening. It dod nothing to quell her fear that Christopher would not want anything to do with her if she made her feelings be known. So, blaming him was the right thing to do.
Rea narrowed her eyes at Christopher; not the dangerous kind of narrowing but one where she was actually thinking about her own words. “Oh.” Her eyes went wide again, her heart skipping a couple dozen beats as realisation dawned on her. Christopher actually has, in his own way, made her a priority today. This alone was enough to stun her into silence. |