Seeing him interact with Darla made her smile for real. She was as much his as she was hers if they were being honest. They were together for like a year and a half, or two, at that point, when this little love of her life entered their lives through his mom, Lori, his angel of a mother, who had saved Darla. She lived in an apartment building and in the thick of summer she would see her on her neighborās balcony with no food or water for her, and she was out there for hours on end. So Lori knocked on their door told them that if they couldnāt take care of the dog to let her take care of it, and they gave her the dog. When she sadly passed away, her and Austin took Darla in. It was a piece of her in a sense. So she knew that he loved her. It was no coincidence that the only photo reminiscent of their relationship left on his instagram, was Darla as everything else was deleted. Or so she was told at least. The question shouldnāt have taken her by surprise but it kind of did. āGreatā she answered quickly. āYou?ā she asked returning the niceties. āYou can come in, spend time with her if you wantā she said without thinking and it was now too late to take it back. āUm, I have work stuff to do so I can leave you two alone or somethingā she added quickly.
If her best friend, GG, was home the scene would have been entirely different. She would definitely not be nice at all. If anything she would most likely unleash some verbal abuse towards him, on her behalf, that she has been holding in for the last two years. So the fact that she was currently in a different city was a blessing for him, even if he didnāt know it.
Darla was a piece of his mother, truly an angel sent from heaven for them before Lori passed away. Being away from the dog was tough, but he knew that he should give Vanessa some space after everything theyāve been through.Ā āThatās great, Iām happy for you,ā Austin offered her a sincere smile. A part of him would always love Vanessa, she was a big part of his life and heād always care for her.Ā āIām good. And, yeah, sure. in case this is not a problem for you. You donāt need to leave though, itās your house. I donāt wanna bother you.āĀ