Meanwhile, Shawn pulled Neil into his arms and soothed him. He shot me a look, telling me that I was at fault for this.
I chuckled and said to Neil, “He’ll always be your Daddy, kiddo. I won’t take him away.”
That made the look in Shawn’s eyes change. Before he could say anything, I turned and headed to a table in the corner. I had pizza by myself.
I heard the three of them talking and laughing in the distance, but it didn’t affect my mood.
I was driving home after finishing my food when Shawn suddenly called me. “Where are you, Jolene? We’re done, so you can wait for us in the parking lot.”
I couldn’t help wondering how lowly he thought of me to speak to me so matter-of-factly. Why would he think that I would still return home with them after how they’d treated me?”
I said indifferently, “I’m already home.”
That pissed him off. “What the hell do you mean by this? How could you leave without us when we came out together?”
I calmly asked in return, “Didn’t you guys say you wanted to catch a movie?”
That shut Shawn up. Before leaving the pizzeria, I’d seen Jill’s social media update. “Neil has always wanted to watch a movie with me and his father. His wish has finally come true.”
It came with a photo of the three of them together.
A friend commented, “Congratulations! You guys have finally gotten together!”
Jill had replied with a blushing emoji.
After a brief silence, Shawn said awkwardly, “The four of us can watch the movie together. You keep talking about how I’ve never caught a movie with you, right?”
