phone almost dead stopping to c dad c u later "Dammit, Abby." He was dialing her number when Brenna came in the door his patient had just exited. "Hi, Daddy." "Hi, Peanut." He disconnected before he finished dialing. "This is a surprise." Sticking his head out the office door, he looked out into the drive for Lucy's or Bryce's car. Neither was there. He was, however, pleased to see the new tires on the Explorer because he might just have to go drag Abby back here and lock her up. "How did you get here?" "Mom dropped me off. We got out of school early today. Bryce wasn't home. She said to tell you she had some errands and she'd pick me up later." "She just dropped you off?" His voice tightened with anger. "She saw Mrs. McCutcheon come out and walk down the driveway, so she knew you were here working." He realized he was grinding his teeth. He put on a neutral face and asked, "Have you had lunch?" "Yep." "Do you have homework?" "Nope. And Father Kevin cancelled PSR this week, so I don't have that stuff, either.
