Chapter 43. Heading back to this hellhole

Danielle's POV

Gabriel was twenty minutes late, the longest twenty minutes of my life. I was waiting in the car as he had instructed earlier. Mrs Helen was inside with Gramps, at least I knew that they would take good care of my kids.

I had to hide to get out of the house because the babies were crying for me to stay. I was still an hour early for work and wondered if I should get a drink at Shiloh's. I felt like drinking ginger ale and munching on beer but it was too early. Perhaps I would do that on my way back.

It was a sunny day but I couldn't put on my big floppy hat because of my corporate dress code. I took my round black-tinted sunglasses along with me anyway.

"I'm sorry I took too long. We can go now." While driving, Gabriel glanced at me and told me to take my notebook out with my pen. "So that you look official."

"Good idea," I said, "except that I left it back in the room."

Gabriel clicked his tongue. "You women, you'd forget your weenies if they weren't glued on."

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