Chapter 32

Carol sat back down. "Well, I overheard Ranger and some guys at the last picnic he was invited to. It was just before the divorce. And I heard them saying that the Morris girls, you and Aunt Jessica, really slept around. I asked Aunt Jessica later and told me to wait till I'm older. Well."

Abigail sat back and thought. It has gone this far, so she might as well finish it. Slowly, she said, "Carol, I have only slept with two men in my life." Carol looked surprised. "One was my husband and the other the man I love. That man is Hayden. Hayden Dawn is your father."

"Wow!" Carol exclaimed as she sat back in the chair. "Does he know?"

"No, he doesn't."

"When should we let him know?"

"The next time, I mean, we see him. We're not telling him by phone."

"How do you think he'll take it?" Carol asked. There was an air of concern in her question.

"I don't know. I truly don't know." Deep down, Abigail hoped as well as Carol.

Hayden leaned back in his chair and grasped his hands behind his head. Th