I swear I have not forgotten about this story, life has just been a bit all over the place and also I am trying to figure out what I am doing with this story. Hopefully, y'all like this chapter and I swear the next update wonât take so long. (:
Amelia didnât know if she wanted to be having a conversation with Owen after a long day at work, but she figured it was now or never. âWhatâs up?â
Owen didnât know how to bring up the topic of her dating life, did he even have a right to ask? They had gone their separate ways, and the only thing they have spoken about since that day with the lawyer when drawing up Leoâs adoption papers was, well, Leo. So, he thought that the best way to approach this conversation was to just get it over with, âWhatâs up with you and Link?â
âIs it serious, are you two together?â
âOwen, that is none of your business, who I decide to be involved with is not your concern.â
âI know, your right, but I just wanted to know because if you two are going to be seeing each other he is going to be around Leo.â
âWait, wow, you are getting way ahead of yourself. Link and I are just getting to know each other, itâs not like we are going to run off and get married next week.â Amelia knew that Owen had a right to know who was going to be around his kid, but she also knew that Owen was just using that as an excuse to see if he can get more information out of her. However, there wasnât any more information to give, she was still getting to know Link plus she thought that even if there was more to say Owen had no right to have an opinion. âOwen, you are no longer involved in my life choices because you are no longer a part of them, I have to move on with my life and find myself. I will be there when you need me to take care of Leo, but my love life is off-limits.â
âOkay,â Owen responded, he didnât really know what else to say, he knew that she was right, that they were now on different paths. âI didnât mean to overstepâ
âGoodnight Owen, Iâll see you around.â
Time Jump (4 months later)
Amelia was just finished with surgery and was updating her patientsâ chart when she sensed him next to her. There was no need to look over, she knew his presence. She couldnât help but smile and look up at him, he was smiling at her and she couldnât help the butterflies that she felt.
âHow is work going?â Link asked; Amelia liked how he would ask her about her day and would listen to her.
âItâs been good, nothing too crazy, what about you?â
âIâve had a pretty slow day, I actually got a call from my old boss with the Mariners, he asked if I could check on a player they were thinking of adding to the roster but was having issues with his right knee, and in exchange he would get me some free tickets to their next home game.â
âThatâs cool, when do you have to go check on the player?â
âTomorrow afternoon. The next home game is on Saturday and I was wondering ifâŠif maybe you would like to go with me?â Link and Amelia have had many great dates, but Amelia wasnât really into sports, but if it meant getting to spend some time with Link outside of work, she wouldnât mind going to a baseball game.
âSure, I mean I donât really follow sports, but I would love to go.â
âGreat, the game starts at three, so Iâll pick you at about one-thirty. There is a lot of traffic when there are games.â
Amelia was really looking forward to this date, it was something new and she knew that Link loved baseball so she couldnât wait to see him in that environment. Amelia was getting to know Link a lot better and the more she learned about him the more she felt herself falling for him. A part of her was scared, but another part was excited to get to spend time with Link. Amelia knew that these next two days were going to pass slowly because days seemed to slow down as soon as plans were made. Ameliaâs phone went off with a 9-1-1 to the pit she turned to Link and gave him a smile, âSorry, I have to go, but Iâll talk to you later.â Amelia wasnât much for PDA, but she couldnât help herself, she got up on her tiptoes and gave Link a quick kiss on the lips before running off to the stairs to get to the pit faster.
Amelia was just finishing with her patient in the ER and telling the intern to make sure to page her as soon as the head CT was done when Owen came up to her.
âHey, can I ask you a favor?â Owen asked
âCan you take care of Leo this weekend, itâs been hectic with Allison waking up every two to three hours and she wakes Leo up so heâs been grumpy, and he could use a break and I know that Leo misses you.â Amelia knew that Owen would need help with Leo, and she loved spending time with him, but she had plans.
âCan I let you know at the end of the day? I sort of had plans with Link.â Amelia wanted to have Leo this weekend, but she also wanted to spend time with Link. Amelia was paged that the labs on one of her patients from earlier that day were done, so she left the ER and went to go check the labs.
It was the end of the day and Amelia was finally done for the day, but now she needed to talk to Link about how she wouldnât be able to go on Saturday, she spent the rest of the day thinking about what she should do, and at the end she knew that Leo missed her and she missed him so to have him for the weekend would be amazing. Amelia was returning the tablet that she was using when she saw Link and she knew she had to cancel her plans. âHey, soâŠI have to tell you something.â
âWhatâs up?â Link gave her a smile.
âIâm going to have to cancel on Saturday, Owen asked if I could take Leo this weekend, and I havenât seen him in almost two weeks, and I really miss him. Iâm sorry.â Amelia felt really bad, she knew Link was looking forward to this date and so was she, but they will just have to go another time.
âWe can take him with us.â Link didnât mind taking Leo to the game, he thought it might be fun. Link knows that Leo is important to Amelia and that it is important to her to spend time with him, and he liked spending time with Leo also. He hasnât spent much time with him but the times that he did were fun and Link thought that he was a sweet kid.
âAre you sure? Heâs going to want to run all over the place and Iâm going to be distracted making sure he doesnât hurt himself.â
âIâll be there, we can both look after him, it will be fun.â Link was giving her the smile that she could not say no to, and maybe heâs right, it could be fun to take Leo to a baseball game.
âIf you are sure, and you donât mind I would love to take Leo with us to the game.â Ameliaâs feelings for Link had grown these past couple months, but at this moment she felt herself fall a little more for Link. Was she ready to say she was in love with him? No, because she learned from her last relationship not to rush into things, right now Amelia and Link were getting to know each other. Amelia learned that Link is an incredible guitar player, and she really liked to see him while he played, it brought a smile to her face and Link learned about Ameliaâs fatherâs death and how she and Derek were there. Link knew it meant a lot to her to be able to open up about her past so when she did, he appreciated her letting him into her life little by little.
Amelia was sitting on her bed waiting for Owen to pick up the phone, she was a bit nervous because she didnât know how he would react to her plan to take Leo to a baseball game with Link, she really hoped it wonât be a problem.
âHello,â Owen answered a bit flustered and she could hear Leo rambling in the background.
âHeâs good, wide awake, but good.â
âI just wanted to let you know that I can take Leo this weekend if you still need me to.â
âYeah, I would really appreciate it.â
âI also wanted to ask you if itâs okay that I take him to a baseball game? Link got tickets and I think it would be fun for Leo.â There was a long pause on the other line and Amelia was dreading that Owen would say no and that she wouldnât get to see Leo.
âUmmm, sure. I am sure he will love it and will have a good time.â
âThank you, Iâll make sure to get plenty of pictures.â
âPlease doâ a babyâs crying can be heard in the background, âI have to go, Allison just woke up.â
Amelia was expecting a lot more arguing and was grateful that there wasnât any. She was really looking forward to this weekend and spending time with Link and Leo. Things are looking up in Ameliaâs life right now, she is smiling more, and laughing more, and she had Link to thank for that. She had opened up to him about some things from her past, but she was scared that if she told him more and more that she would eventually scare him off. It took her a lot of courage to talk about her dad and she knew that it would take even more to talk about Ryan, and it would take all her courage to talk about Christopher. She knew it would take time, but she also knew that she wanted to have these conversations with Link because she wanted him to get to know her more. She also wanted him to open up to her to get to know the important things about him, and also the little things. Amelia realized that she wasnât scared about a future with Link, she was looking forward to it.