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Joe blinked twice and rubbed his eyes. That car looked familiar. He tried figuring out who it might have been, but he gave up and walked off. He lit a cigarette and continued walking. Then he heard a car door open. He exhaled his cigarette and turned around. He saw a woman with light brown hair step out of the car. She dropped some stuff on the ground, but didn't seem to notice. She was too busy reaching the back seat.
"Hey!" He called out as he walked towards her. He picked up some of the stuff she dropped and told her she had dropped some of her stuff. She turned around and froze.
"Joe is that you?" The woman said.
"Cyrinda is that you?"
She bit her lip and looked away from Joe.
"Are you?" He asked again. She swallowed hard and nodded her head.
"What are you doing here?" He asked. "I'm not trying to be rude, if that's what your thinking."
"I came back." She quietly answered.
He looked at her and rubbed the back of his neck. He took one final exhale of his cigarette before dropping the cigarette on the ground. He stepped on it and made sure the cigarette had been put out.
"So uh... How long have you been out here?" He asked.
"For almost an hour."
He looked at her in surprise "Why that long?'
She shrugged her shoulders.
"There has to be a reason why. You can't just sit in a car for almost an hour."
She answered back "I've been trying to work up the courage to come up to your apartment..."
He looked at her and waited for her to finish. Then he remembered he had something to do.
"Oh uh well here's my keys. The apartment number is 2B. Make yourself at home." He handed her the keys and took a few steps back. "I'll be right back. I'm gonna go to the store..." He put his hands in his jean pockets and began walking towards the store across the street. It took him a minute to realize that was the most stupidest thing he has ever said to a woman.

He walked back in the apartment and removed his coat. He took one look and realized the place was a mess. He apologized about the mess and set the bag on the table. He took all the contents out of the bag and put the bag away. He bought beer and a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Cyrinda got up from the couch and had Candice in her arms. She walked towards Joe. He looked at Candice and smiled. It's the first time he's smiled since she left.
"Can I hold her?" He asked, in a low voice. She nodded her head and handed him the baby. He craddled her in his arms. He smiled at her and lightly kissed her on the forehead. Candice looked exactly like her mom. He walked towards the couch and laid down on it. He set her on his chest. She began playing with with his hair, lightly tugging on it. Cyrinda sat down on a nearby chair. Candice began reaching towards her. Joe sat up and handed Candice to her mom. He looked at her and smiled.
"Candice is beautiful. She looks just like her mom." Joe complimented. He wanted to tell her she looked beautiful as well, even though she dyed her hair from platinum blonde to light brown. He began thinking about her and all the fun things they would do together. He felt his eyes water. He had to get it off his mind. There is no way he's going to cry in front of her.
"So uh how was your..." He paused and then said quietly "... trip? Did you have fun?"
She nodded her head and began rubbing and wiping her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I should've never left. Niki told me all the things you were doing." She looked at his wrists. "Don't ever do that to yourself. I realized how much pain I've caused you by leaving and I promise you I'm not going to leave you ever again."
She looked at him after saying that. He had his arms crossed and tears were running down his face. He brought one hand up to wipe the tears away. He looked at her and realized he wasn't the only one crying. She got up from the chair and handed Joe the baby.
"Candice is tired. I know she is because she hasn't slept all day. I'm going to go prepare her a bottle, I'll be right back." He watched her grab a bag at the end of the couch and disappear into the kitchen. She came back out, holding a bottle.
She asked Joe if he wanted to feed her. He nodded his head and slowly grabbed the bottle. She sat down on the chair and watched Joe. Candice closed her eyes and fell asleep. Joe smiled at her. He's so happy that he got to see her. He got up from the couch.
"Where do you want me to put her?"
"Do you have a crib?"
"I think I do. Let me see." He walked towards the bedroom, with Candice still in his arms. He flipped on the switch. He did have a crib. He didn't remember buying a crib or putting it there. That's weird. He walked towards the crib and set her inside. Once he set her in, he turned off the light and walked towards the living room..