a smile appeared on her face as the other approached and she could feel the familiar butterflies make their way into her stomach just with their presence. "hi," she grinned, looking up at the taller man as she clasped her hands in front of her. she always tried to be professional but there was something about him that threw her off a little bit, in the best way of course. "have any plans this summer?" she asked, tilting her head to one side.

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if someone would have told her that she would have been moving back in with her ex a year ago, she would have told them that they were insane. not because she didn't love him but because the two had a conversation about how being separated would be the best for the children due to his lifestyle. except, that wasn't true. they still managed to become a target and well, if she were honest, she was miserable without the man with her. she was miserable without all of them being a family. she'd just put the kids to bed when she made her way into their shared bedroom and began working on one of the boxes of her things. "i can't believe we're doing this," she started and glanced over at him with a smile, "but i'm glad we are. you know that, right?"

lottie knew that it was about time that she moved on from her ex. everyone in her life knew it and even encouraged her to put herself out there more. in fact, one of her friends even went as far as to set her up on a blind date. this wasn't typically her thing but she hated telling her friend no and so, she agreed to go. smoothing her hands over her black dress, she clasped her hands in front of her as she waited for her blind date to meet her in front of their chosen restaurant. as a man approached her, she smiled. "you wouldn't happen to be looking for your blind date, would you?"

the more time that lottie spent with peter, the more she never wanted him to leave. not only was he helping distract from how much she missed her kids, he was helping her put her house together. (which, he definitely didn't have to do). she stood back, eyes on the shelf he was putting up. he had seemed to center it perfectly and she didn't mind being his second pair of eyes. on top of that, she didn't mind watching him work either. "it's perfect." she announced, a smile taking over her face as she moved closer to him and rubbed her hands over his shoulders from behind. "are you up for helping me finish painting my bedroom? i know painting is like completely lame but i'd say you have some pretty decent company." she teased, arms dropping down to wrap around his waist and her cheek resting against his back.

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she was completely devastated the moment the other was thrown into prison. lottie had just told him that she was pregnant and before the two of them could decide what to do or before he could join her for an ultra sound, he was gone and she was forced into facing motherhood all on her own. it was hard at first, especially considering none of her family was here to help her but she eventually got the hang of things. she was gathering up her things for the day to pick her daughter up from daycare when her receptionist phoned her and let her know a parent was here to see her. she sighed and sat back down but the last thing she expected was for it to be the parent, father, to her daughter. she glared, “what are you doing here?”

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