16) Let's Catch Up

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|Carter|

"Emma," I say to her when she opened the door my voice sounding a little husky.

"Carter, hi," she says to me with a little bit of shock filling her eyes. 

I take in her presence she's wearing this beautiful sundress and her hair seems redder in this lighting, she looks beautiful like always.

"Mommy, who's at the door," Charlotte asks. It's weird hearing someone call her mommy, she's a mother to an adorable little girl who is also my daughter. And I see it now she has my eye color and the same lip shape. 

Emma kneels down meeting Charlotte's eye line, "Charlotte, darling will you please go to your room for a little bit," Emma says side-eyeing me and smiling at her daughter.

"Sure mommy but are we still going to go out today," Charlotte asks her.

"Yes, we are I promise," she says before kissing her cheek. Charlotte looks at me before walking away to her room. 

"Is it okay if I come in," I ask her smiling lightly.

"Um, sure, yes come in," she says.

Her apartment is simple yet cozy and has an open floor plan and the walls are a nice cream color, the kitchen is small but has a nice little island with three chairs and a sink. Then in the living room, there's a nice-sized couch and a TV directly in front of it and a coffee table in between. She decorated it very nicely and is definitely her style. We both take a seat on the couch and she shifts her body so she's facing me. 

"So what are you doing here, Carter," she asks me looking into my eyes. 

"Emma, you're kidding right," I ask in shock that she would even ask that.

"Your letter,"

"I mean I kind of figure that why--," she begins to say but I cut her off.

"Is Charlotte really mine," I ask her.

"Yes, she is," she whispers not making eye contact with me anymore.

I raise my hand lightly to her face and grab her chin with two fingers forcing her to look into my eyes.

"I have a daughter and I have a lot of questions then," I say laughing and smiling widely.

"I know this is a lot to take in and I know you are probably really upset with me," she says.

"Upset, I'm not upset with you Emma, I know why you did what you did and I'm so sorry I wasn't the one to pick up the phone," I explain to her before pulling her into a hug, she smells the same like sweet peaches. 

I pull away slightly and look at her "Is it okay if we go out to dinner tonight," I ask her.

"Yes, that's okay," she says nodding her head.

"Okay, then I will pick you up at six o'clock tonight, does that work for you," I explain to her.

"I'll have to get a babysitter for Charlotte," she explains to me.

"Is that a yes,"

"Yes,"

I get up from the couch and she follows suit before we both walk over to the door I'm about to open the door before Emma's voice stops me in my tracks.

"I will see you at six o'clock then," she says smiling.

"Yes, you will," I say before she closes the door.

This should be interesting.

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5:53 p.m.

Here I am standing in front of Emma's door all ready to go out to dinner with her. I raise my hand and knock on the door.

"Hi," I say smiling as she opens the door.

And wow, she looks beautiful, she wearing a pretty green flowy dress that looks great on her. I know I can't be with her but I'm still going to be the best dad I can be for Charlotte. 

"Hi Carter, you look nice," she says eyeing my outfit. I'm wearing a nice dress shirt paired with some nice jeans.

"So do you, Emma," I compliment her back.

"All ready to go," I ask her holding out my hand toward the hallway.

"Yes, just one minute,"

"Charlotte, sweetie are you ready to go," she yells into her apartment. 

"Yes, mommy," she yells back.

Charlotte comes in the doorway, she looks at me and smiles really big at me, making my heart melt at the sight. e all walk down the hallway a little before Emma stops and knocks on the door, a woman around our age opens the door and smiles. 

"Charlotte, I will see you tomorrow morning okay be good for aunty J okay," she tells her hugging and kissing her on the cheek.

"Okay mommy," she says jumping up and down a little from excitement. 

"Bye honey I love you," she says walking away from the door.

"Bye mommy I love you too," Charlotte says before looking at me one more and smiling widely again.

Emma turns to me and nods silencely stating that she is ready to go. I grab her hand and intertwined them like we did when we were younger in a platonic way. She looks down at our hands and smiles.

"I missed you and our friendship," Emma states looking at me.

"Me too," 

"Why did you say see you the morning," I ask her.

"Oh well because Charlotte loves sleepovers and because this is probably going to take more than one hour to explain everything that has happened," she explains to me as we walk together.

"That makes sense," I say.

"A lot has changed within the last five years," she says before releasing my hand a walking ahead of me. Before she turns around and says, "Are you coming?"

My life is going to be changed forever. And if I'm being honest I'm terrified but also so excited for this new chapter in my life.

"To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest we can bring on ourselves,"

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