It wasn’t that he’d needed the help; he just wanted her near him.They were nervous around each other. He’d asked her about her family and she’d gone into long detail about her Korean mother and her Irish father and her two brothers. He had to admit he was envious that she’d lived in so many places. And likewise she’d shared that she was envious that he had such stability having lived in the same town his whole life.The call had come in from Chris just as they were finishing that he was the proud father of a baby girl.John had laughed right out loud and said, “Well, my friend, girls play a mean game of hockey too. Your wife did just fine in net.”He’d noticed Kym grow quiet after that and he hadn’t wanted to ask her why.When they were done painting there was an awkward moment between them when neither of them knew what they were supposed to do next.“Do you pick up the kids from school?”He shook his head. “No. Usually I’m working so they walk home. Or go to your school.”“Right.”
