Owen had let out all of his steam and fell into the couch like a deflated balloon. He stayed sprawled there until she returned with the bottle of wine. Then he perked up and offered her his glass enthusiastically with a sort of perverse little grin as if he were misbehaving by drinking as much as he so desired.
She was no replacement for his wife, she said. Though he agreed with the statement on face value, he couldn’t help shake the feeling that hired help was a replacement in many ways. It wasn’t that a wife was necessarily a nanny. That’s not what he meant. But it seemed to him when he thought about the way they had played with the babies together, laughed over Selena Gomez music and onesies for the babies, and shared wine that somehow in those types of moments she was a replacement for his wife.
“Thank you, I appreciate you saying that. It seems to me that you will be good for the twins to have around.” He tried to smile encouragingly but the thoughts of a purchased wife in her had consumed him.
It wasn’t a pleasant line of thought to entertain, but one that sort of swept up his thoughts in his impressionable slightly boozy state of mind.
“I hope so. I don’t know what got into her, honestly.” He combed his fingers roughly through his hair while he shook his head in genuine confusion over Ginger’s behavior. “I thought when I became a father that all that kind of stuff wouldn’t be - a problem? You know? That a man with children screams unavailability.” He shrugged and sipped at his wine. “But it seems the opposite. I cannot leave the house holding one of those babies without a flock of women greeting me.”
Owen smiled that perverse grin again. “I guess fatherhood has many perks. Except those perks don't really work with my wife. Since she wants absolutely nothing to do with me anymore since those babies were born." That overshare was left in a silence vacuum caused by the awkward moment. Owen knew he'd said too much. Oh, well it was out there. "So anyways, about the chipmunk.” He changed the subject when his eye caught the videos queued up on the iPad that was still laying on the table.
She was no replacement for his wife, she said. Though he agreed with the statement on face value, he couldn’t help shake the feeling that hired help was a replacement in many ways. It wasn’t that a wife was necessarily a nanny. That’s not what he meant. But it seemed to him when he thought about the way they had played with the babies together, laughed over Selena Gomez music and onesies for the babies, and shared wine that somehow in those types of moments she was a replacement for his wife.
“Thank you, I appreciate you saying that. It seems to me that you will be good for the twins to have around.” He tried to smile encouragingly but the thoughts of a purchased wife in her had consumed him.
It wasn’t a pleasant line of thought to entertain, but one that sort of swept up his thoughts in his impressionable slightly boozy state of mind.
“I hope so. I don’t know what got into her, honestly.” He combed his fingers roughly through his hair while he shook his head in genuine confusion over Ginger’s behavior. “I thought when I became a father that all that kind of stuff wouldn’t be - a problem? You know? That a man with children screams unavailability.” He shrugged and sipped at his wine. “But it seems the opposite. I cannot leave the house holding one of those babies without a flock of women greeting me.”
Owen smiled that perverse grin again. “I guess fatherhood has many perks. Except those perks don't really work with my wife. Since she wants absolutely nothing to do with me anymore since those babies were born." That overshare was left in a silence vacuum caused by the awkward moment. Owen knew he'd said too much. Oh, well it was out there. "So anyways, about the chipmunk.” He changed the subject when his eye caught the videos queued up on the iPad that was still laying on the table.
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