Chapter Thirty-two

Catherine's POV:

"Why are we getting dressed, mum?" Julia asked as I slipped a pink dress over her head. Her pink jacket lay on the bed beside me and I picked it up before placing it on her chest to size her.

"We're going out this evening. To the park." I smiled. When I saw how her eyes lit up, I decided I wasn't going to ruin that by telling her that Michael had heralded our walk to the park tonight. I was going to wait for her to see him standing by the car. That would give her no option that to grumpily follow after us since she hated being alone.

A knock sounded on the door and it was pushed open. Jason walked in, dressed in a pair of jean shorts and a jacket for the cold. He had a pair of Nike Air Jordan retro shoes on his feet. I frowned, knowing fully well that Michael had gotten this for him.

"You don't have that type of shoe," Julia pointed out. "Where did you get it from?"

A smile covered his face. "Dad got it for me after I showed him it was what I li