Chapter Twenty

History has shown that Derek was a man that got involved with women on his own terms so that essentially meant that he wasn’t the right candidate for her to develop strong feelings for. She couldn’t afford to get involved with him again except she wanted to be heartbroken a second time. She should seriously think about going to that speed dating thing this weekend. Maybe meeting someone to take her attention away from Derek was what she needed now.

When she got home, she got busy in the kitchen by making a bowl of fruit salad for Zoe to snack on before she had lunch. She was glad to see Zoe and Derek coming in through the front door just as she dropped in the last piece of apple into the salad bowl.

“Perfect timing!” She said. “Hi, darling. Come hug your mommy.”

Zoe ran into her arms squealing with joy. “Mommy!” She screamed happily.

“That’s my girl,” said Rachel, embracing her daughter tightly. “How did daycare go today?”

“It’s fun,” said Zoe. “I like color red!”

“Ooh, that makes two