Obviously, I knew that I hadn’t fulfilled my childhood dream of saving the world, but I did feel like I was putting just a little bit of joy in it.
“Which one do you want?”
Lexi’s mouth flattened into a straight line as she carefully considered her selection. They all look nearly identical. I had no clue if that made her decision easier or tougher. Finally, she pointed to the one in back in the middle and as I grabbed it, I noticed that it was slightly larger than the surrounding cupcakes.
Quite the discerning girl.
I made quick work of bagging up her treat and asked Mrs. Garrett. “Anything for you, today?”
“Well, I’ve been trying to cut down on my sugar, but I feel like I could use a little pick me up. Can I get two chocolate chips?” She pointed at the cookies in the glass case.
“Absolutely.” After ringing them up the twosome walked out hand in hand. Lexi was talking a mile a minute about her new school and if her new teacher liked unicorns or not.
The strangest sensation crept up in my chest as I watched the duo. It was hard to describe. Not so much an impulse as an ache. It took me several beats to realize that it was a little bit of envy.
But I shook it off. My biological clock had been ticking since I was in my early twenties. It usually got louder around babies, but Lexi was so adorable it made sense that she’d set it off.
One day, if I was lucky, I’d have a little girl who was as sweet, precocious, and spunky as her. But if not, I’d be fine. I had a great life.
A vision of Mr. Smolder kissing my belly flashed in my head and I chuckled out loud at the absolute ridiculousness of that scenario.
San Francisco’s Most Eligible Bachelor knocking me up. Yeah, right. Like that was ever going to happen.
