Chapter 44

SEAN:

You know, Jake was right. I did have to stress myself over whether she liked something or not. She didn't and it was very much obvious.

I tried not to get mad over the fact that I'd spent a couple hundred dollars on that shawl. I had seen it the moment I walked into the clothes store and instantly knew that dress belonged to Serene's arms. And it did belong to her arms.

So I guessed that was a gift I'd given her without expecting anything in return.

Mya was happy to see me and that alone was enough to make my day. When I showed her the beanie I got for her, she literally jumped on me and kissed me on the cheek while saying many thanks.

If I hadn't held her back, she would have rushed back to school to show her friends that her father had gotten a gift for her.

I was just about to steer her into the car when a lady dressed in corporate clothing stepped out of the school's building and waved over at me. Squinting, I cocked my head to the side to see who it was. I