John

There was a war of emotions happening within me. A fight between annoyance and relief.

It was annoying that Kayla had re-entered my life only to gather her things, but a total relief that she wasn't contesting the divorce and it was still going through on schedule. I needed that part of my life to be in the past, needed to move forward, needed to be able to focus on the fall with Renee'.

So. I was cruising down Main Street, feeling pretty good, even if I did have another meeting with Kayla looming.

I pulled up to the curb in front of Three Sisters and was hopping out of the truck, eager to get back inside and see my girls, when Renee' came rushing around from the back of the building, crying and visibly shaking as she called out for Amora.

My heart leapt out of my chest as fear coursed through me.

"Renee'!" I shouted, jogging over to her on the sidewalk. 

Her head was turning quickly from side to side as she searched the street, and she