CHAPTER 17

Jessica and Rose had left for the only bus station in their town. They sat under the shade as they patiently waited for Travis's return, it had been an hour since they got here and there was no sign of Travis.

"Mother, is father still going to arrive home today?" Rose asked tiredly. "Don't worry, your father will be coming home today because he made mention of that in the letter he wrote to us. Your father would be here to witness the arrival of your kid sister," Jessica ensured caressing her daughter's shoulder.

Soon, there was a bus sound making them sprang up from where they had been sitting. "Mother, that must be, father," Rose muttered happily.

The bus halted as the passengers began to get down one after the other. Travis stepped down before striding to his wife and daughter with a wide grin. He kissed his wife on the lips before hauling his daughter up for a tight hug.

"We were beginning to doubt that you were ever going to get here," Jessica muttered.

"Common, that is very