One day, I'll watch as your leaving

 

Ivy felt a little numb after talking with Bom. Perhaps Bom had bit off more than she could chew, but she knew if anyone could do it. It was Bom. Sometimes, she envied that about her. She knew she was a much better mother than she would ever be. After all, Keanu talked about her all the time. She knew who he loved the most. She was certain someday, he would find someone just like Bom. Yes, Bom was the perfect mom.

Even Ivy's mother said so. Of course, she could not get out of this ordeal with Joon and Bom's parents. Naturally, her mother was great friends with them. Had been since the beginning of time. Oh, so much to rummage up from the past.

She had to listen to all them talk about how they thought Joon would have married Ivy by now. It was just a big yawn to Ivy. Of course, she didn't get to sleep through the night either with Angel. But she was managing and Dan was the best dad ever. 

If that wasn't enough, she saw his sister plenty and that was too much family to deal with, but of course, Angel stayed at Valentina's parents while she worked at the doctor's office and Dan's shift at the hospital was during day shift hours and he had off weekends. It sounded like the perfect life, and maybe it was. Ivy kept telling herself this. 

But with Joon and Bom's parents coming to the States, she had to spend more time with her mom. It was the last thing she ever thought would happen. She didn't need her mom in her life, but her mom was always visiting because she was always doing something with her long-lost friends.

"Why haven't you introduced him to..to..." Oh, she couldn't even say her mother's boyfriend's name, but he was not her father. He never would be.

Her mom kept her cool about the man she moved in with that she worked for. "Have you called your father lately?" Her mother bit back and it made Ivy so bitter. How could she? She never heard anything from him. She hadn't since her parents divorced. 

"He moved to Canada, you know." She made it sound like a reason enough.

"He's moved to Seattle since then," her mother updated her.

"Seattle?" Ivy sucked in a breath and handed over the baby to her mother. It was best to change the subject. The baby, Angel was big, with a huge smile and oh, could he laugh. She couldn't imagine where he got all the animation from. Dan nor she were ever that elated about anything these days. It felt like work and chores for the most part.

Probably Valentina's doing or her mother's. After all Valentina's mom was a Foster mom. Probably always would be. Yes, it was best Angel was in their hands during most of his life.

She watched her mom interact with the baby. She put him on the floor and darn if he he didn't crawl and stand right up at the coffee table all wiggly.

Ivy watched him with her arms crossed. Actually, she didn't know he could do that.