BOOK 3: CHAPTER 22-ELAINE-My fridge was empty. Like, really empty. Just a few apples rolling around the bottom shelf, a jar of cheese I didn’t remember buying, and coffee: Thank God for coffee. I've been taking a lot of caffeine recently. But even I knew I couldn’t survive much longer on fruit an
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 21-ELAINE-I was still feeling ridiculously flustered as I waited outside the exam room, arms crossed tightly over my chest like that would somehow calm the jittery energy inside me. I told myself I was only hanging around because I wanted to ask after the kids, not because I wante
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 20-ELAINE-Stephanie and I finally decided to get lunch after some days due to our busy schedules. We ended up at a cozy little restaurant in town, the kind of place with peeling menus and cracked leather booths that somehow made everything taste better.I like Stephanie. She was
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 19-ELAINE-It had become a routine now; me showing up at Duncan’s house unannounced like it was the most rational thing in the world. As always, he hated it. His kids though; they loved it. They didn’t care how many times Duncan grumbled about “boundaries” and “respect”; they would
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 18 -ELAINE-I stood in the doorway, the late-morning sun casting long shadows across Duncan’s porch. I’d just invited him to join us at the park. I played with the kids a little bit before suggesting the park. But when I’d extended the offer, his eyes had gone dark, his jaw clenche
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 17-DUNCAN-I nearly screamed. I was not proud of that, but I did. Or… almost did. My hand was already on the door because I knew someone was coming. I figured it’d be one of the staff from the farm. I told him three o’clock. I was expecting him. What I got was her.Elaine.My godda