Begin Again by Evan Grace

as he opened the other door for Abby. The girl was tiny for her age. Care Bear was younger, for sure, but was almost as big as Abby. He felt Bellamy come up behind them. Journey came around the side with Joey in her arms.
    “Journey, this is my sister Bellamy and her daughter Carrington. Bell, this is Journey, Joey and Abby.” His sister, being the sweetheart she was, walked right over to Journey, throwing her arms around her and Joey and hugged them tight.
    “It’s so nice to meet you and you, little man.” His sister held out her hands and Journey didn’t hesitate to hand Joey over. “Journey, he’s so beautiful.”
    “Th- thanks. Shall we go in?” He could tell Journey was just a little uncomfortable.
    She quickly herded Abby and Carrington towards the doors. The two little girls were already gabbing like they were the best of friends. His sister was talking her ear off, but he could tell the smile on Journey’s face was genuine.
    Everyone ordered their ice cream and then the girls took the kids to sit down. When they walked away, he couldn’t help it and let his eyes wander down Journey’s backside. Two years ago her body had been amazing. It was toned and tanned, but now she had more curves and his dick wanted to stand at attention. Her hips flared out a little and her ass was more rounded but tight. It was probably from carrying their son, but even in cut-offs he could appreciate what he was seeing. He would’ve loved to have seen her swollen with his child. Watching as every day her curves became a little more pronounced and her tits got bigger and fuller.
    “Sir?” The waitress brought him out of his thought s. He grabbed the tray and headed over to the table with the others.
    Carrington and Abby were sitting together, while Bellamy still held Joey in her lap. He seemed to be soaking up the attention. Journey glanced nervously at him as he set down the tray and handed out all of the treats. He watched her tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Her face was clear of makeup, but she was still one of the most beautiful women he’d ever seen.
    When the treats were passed out , he held out his arms to Joey. “Come here, buddy.” To his surprise, Joey smiled big at him and held up his arms.
    “Up ,” his boy shouted. He scooped him up in his arms and hugged him close. How was it possible to love someone so much already?
    “How’s my boy? Have you been good for your momma?” The grin he got from his little boy melted his heart and he knew that he was going to do whatever he had to to make sure his boy smiled like that all of the time.
    After everyone finished their ice cream , Bellamy gave Journey her phone number so they could set up a play date with the kids. Bellamy grabbed Care Bear’s hand and excused herself to take his niece to the bathroom. He watched Journey wipe off Joey’s face with a wet wipe while he fussed and fought her, but she was so gentle with him. She looked up, catching Dylan staring at her. She quickly turned her head, busying herself with wiping off Abby’s hands.
    Dylan hated that she was so uncomfortable around him. Maybe she was mad at him. He wondered if Zach had backed away like Dylan asked him to do. Was it a dick move? Probably, but Zach was already having second thoughts, anyway. He knew that Journey and Zach worked together, so he couldn’t help but wonder if Zach already talked to her.
    “Listen Journey, I talked to Za —” she cut him off quick.
    With a saccharine sweet smile on her face , she turned to look at him, “I’m aware of what you did. Expect a call from me later because I’m not talking about this right now in front of the kids.” Her jaw was clenched so tight he was surprised he didn’t hear the sound of her teeth breaking.
    “Sure thing. Are you mad at me?”
    “ We’ll discuss it later. I just want to know one thing.” He could see the hurt in her eyes even though she tried to hide it. “I want to know why.”
    Before he could answer