All Chapters of Babies and Departures: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

Meanwhile, I was stretching my back and heading outside my office, having just finished a transnational video conference.My pace quickened before I knew it, remembering that my daughter Bonnie was waiting back home.Still, I noticed a familiar face just as I arrived downstairs.It was Quentin. He appeared haggard, his eyes sunken and his jawline thick with stubble.Even so, his eyes lit up as soon as he saw me, and he ran toward me excitedly as he exclaimed, "Jo! I finally found you!"He was also reaching out to take my hands, but I avoided his touch just then, glaring at him coolly and my tone distant. "What are you doing here, Quentin? What do you want?"Quentin's smile stiffened from my coldness, and he looked at me as if he was hurt, his voice cracked as he asked, "Jo, why did you leave me? Don't you know how much I've missed you?"I inhaled deeply to fight back the storm raging in my heart before holding his gaze and speaking slowly and clearly, "Quentin, I left you beca