This morning, I had risen early and was restless. After my morning run and my client appointments, I still couldn’t calm my thoughts. I decided to go see Michael’s birth father on a long shot he might know something. We hadn’t seen each other in over sixteen years. At our last meeting we were jus...
I didn’t want to wake up. I wanted the sun to go away and the silence around me to last forever. Pushing a strand of hair out of my eyes, I imagined Scott’s body nestled close to mine, his unshaven chin teasing my shoulder. I conjured the scent of his aftershave mingling with the scent of grapes ...
9 days, 17 hours until grand reopening Income Lost: $1,500 When I came downstairs in search of a snack, I found Rachel gripping the phone in her hand. Her face was pale and her lips a little blue. “What is it?” I braced for the next disaster. “Are the girls okay? Mom and D...