THE END- CHAPTER 130

CARMEN

“Are you sure about this? Maybe you heard him wrong the first time. Besides, I just got out of prison. I highly doubt that he’ll want to get to see me just yet,” I said to Dave as we slowly walked towards the front door of his father’s house.

“You just have to relax for me, Carmen,” Dave said, placing a hand on my lower back. “I didn’t hear him wrong. He clearly said it after his divorce with your mom that he would feel better about giving us his blessing now that he’s not married to her.”

We got into the living room, where Steve sat with his legs crossed as he took note of something from a piece of paper.

“Dad, look who’s here,” Dave called for his attention, making him look up at us and stand up to give me a good look. I almost laughed at his reaction, but I was too consumed by nervousness to make a sound.

“Carmen, what… Come here, my sweet child,” he said, walking towards me and meeting me halfway with a hug.

“What happened to you?!” he asked as he pulled away from the hug a