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could have possibly disappeared like I did and threatening to find me himself if I don’t check in with him soon. Shooting him a text, I smile to myself and laugh thinking of such a tough looking man freaking out that he can’t find me.
    It’s his job… if he really wanted to, he’d know where to find me.
    For now, though, it’s time to get some sleep. Apparently tomorrow’s a busy day, full of babies and happy couples. Perfect, just what I need.
     
    Molly
    I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night. Tossing and turning all night, wondering what Tatum’s doing, and what he’s thinking. Being in the dark room with him yesterday taught me one thing: don’t ever go in that tiny room with him again. I almost jumped him right there, before even learning his last name.
    It’s been a while since I’ve been laid.
    He shows up this morning in nice, fitting dark jeans, a pair of chucks, and a black t-shirt. Jesus, this man is nice to look at. I can’t think that way though. His cocky attitude should be making me want to run away, not to mention the fact that he’s now my employee. Never mess around with employee’s… it’s one of my only rules and I spent the night last night envisioning all the different ways we could mess around!
    “Morning, Tatum, glad to see you didn’t chicken out.” Maybe if I tell myself to be mean to him, I won’t like him as much.
    Please.
    “Nope, that’s one thing you have to learn about me. I never chicken out.”
    Great, he’s so sure of himself. No time like the present to get the ball rolling then, I guess.
    “Great, follow me. We have a newborn shoot this morning and engagement photos this afternoon.”
    He helps as I gather items for the newborn shoot. This is one of the hardest parts of the job for me, but I can’t stop myself from booking them. Such innocent little lives, so precious. Most of the time they’re only a week or two old, so new and fresh. It’s heartbreaking and awe inspiring all at the same time to watch the new parents with their baby.
    This particular parent wants their baby to be pictured in their home so we have to load all of the equipment up. Baskets, blankets, teddy bears, sound machines, small outfits, and anything else I can think of. Tatum loads it all in, asking questions mostly about the types of materials and why so much has to be packed.
    “Infants are so unpredictable, you never know what is going to work well. A mother might have her mind set that the photos are going to be a certain way, but if the baby won’t wake up or won’t go to sleep sometimes those pictures don’t work out. I always want to be prepared. You never know when your last moment will be with your child so I want to make these pictures as precious as possible. That way, worst case, they have beautiful moments of time to look back on.” Wow, I didn’t expect to talk that much about it. Blinking away the mist in my eyes, I get in the driver’s seat. Tatum watches me quietly, but thankfully doesn’t ask any more questions.
    Getting through a newborn shoot is always hard on me. It’s been 5 years and I still can’t look at a baby without thinking ‘what if’. It’s a little easier today, though. Having Tatum to teach helped take my mind off of the dark mood it was getting in.
    Tatum seems to learn very easily. He’s already getting the ropes of how to set up for the best shot, how to properly light a shot, and even different soothing techniques for the baby. He almost seemed as if he had done this before.
    At the end of the shoot I’m finishing up packing the last of our stuff. It went by without incident, only having to stop once for the baby to nurse back to sleep. I look over and see Tatum holding the tiny bundle of baby. All pretenses are shot. He has the most genuine smile I’ve ever seen, all the while looking at this small baby like it’s his world. My chest tightens and my throat seems to close. I can’t breathe. I try looking to the sky and taking deep