Chapter 166

Tomorrow she would have to get out of bed and face the world. Tomorrow she would have to start looking for a job and a new place to live. She could go anywhere, maybe even overseas. There were always opportunities for experienced nannies who weren’t tied down. Perhaps that’s what her next step could be, an au pair in a foreign country away from anything and everything that reminded her of Abby and Barry. But all of that was for her to think about tomorrow. Today she could wallow in her misery and mourn what she had lost. It hurt, hurt more than she’d ever imagined, but she knew she’d made the right decision. She couldn’t stay there, she couldn’t watch Barry and Heather play happy family. This was a good thing for Abby, having her mother and father back together. The little girl needed stability in her life after so much upheaval, so Becky had to believe that Barry and Heather's reconciling was a good thing, even if it hurt her. This wasn’t about her, it was about Abby and what was best