Starting Over Without Him
He scooped her into his arms, then turned to me.
"Don't hold it against a child. I'll apologize on her behalf. She was really scared earlier. Besides, if you hadn't hit her first, she wouldn't have pushed you, right?"
I listened with mild interest as he twisted the truth.
It seemed the story had taken another convenient turn after passing through Michelle. She really was impressive, managing to come out of it completely spotless.
Michelle's father and my adoptive father, Henry Rivera, chimed in from the side,
"Exactly. Valerie, it's not like you were seriously hurt. Let's just forget about it. Baron can take you home later."
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