Chapter 62

"No," her mother said, "Nothing. I do remember talking with her about what she was going to put on the baby's birth certificate under the father's name. All she said was that she was going to leave it blank for the time being. Not that she didn't know who it was or anything, just that she wasn't ready to do it yet. Do you understand what I mean?"

Aphrodite's mind was drifting, but she paused it and said, "I think so."

Pandora asked, "Why the sudden interest in who the father was, or is?"

Ignoring the question, Aphrodite asked, "Tell me this, Mom. If you knew who Alexander's father was and you met him, what would you say or do?"

"Before or after slapping his face?" Pandora growled.

Aphrodite smiled and said, "You would have to get in line behind me. I'm going to go change and maybe go sit by the pool for a while Will you text me when Dad and Alex get back?"

The condo property where her parents had bought their unit years ago was not designed as a resort, but rather a residential commun