“There’s no point for a few weeks,” she shrugged. “I don’t really want to go back now, anyhow.”
“You sure?” I wouldn’t care if she wanted to. I’d be happy to take care of Joshua if she wanted to go back to work.
“I’m sure,” she said, her voice strong. “There’s not much point in working with little sleep, and for only a few weeks.”
“We don’t have to go back at all, you know,” I mused.
“Yes, we do,” she said, looking up at me. “Everyone wants to meet the new addition, and I promised Toby I would go back. I always planned eventually go back anyhow. I only have two friends here, and we’ll keep in touch through Facebook and phone calls. Plus, it’s not that long of a drive to meet up every couple of months.”
“You have it all figured out, don’t you?” I asked, surprised.
“Yeah,” she said sheepishly. “I’ve had a lot of thinking time.”
“Guess that makes it easier,” I mused.
“I’ve always known I’d end up going back,” she shrugged. “I just wasn’t sure when that would be.”
“Would it have been sooner if I showed up before I did?” I couldn’t help but ask.
“Most likely, yes,” she answered without having to think about it. “I figured you’d show up one day.”
“And I did,” I stated.
“You did. And I’m ready to go back once we get the all clear from the doctor on Josh,” she went on.
Although he was born a preemie, other than his size, he didn’t really act like one. Yes, he wanted food often, but I was sure that was a normal newborn thing. If I hadn’t known he was born so early, I wouldn’t have been able to tell.
Avidya had the all clear from her own doctor just a few days ago, but we still planned to take things slow. Mostly so that her birth control would be in full effect before we just jumped back into bed. I knew we had to take everything one step at a time.
It would be well worth it in the end.
