“And yet here you are…threatening my daughter.” “N-no. That’s not. I didn’t mean…I didn’t know.” “How much does the old man know?” “I showed him a recording of her performance,” Roy admitted. “And I might have mentioned her last name is Carter. But that’s i
“Finally you guys are back,” Theo whispered as Alexis and Sean slipped back with the group. Lunch was almost over so they hurriedly gobbled their sandwiches. Despite his impatience he let them knowing it had to be difficult to face their father even with his sister’s nerves of steel.
But what of Ava? Did Ava also believe he had been a part of her sister’s plot? At the very least she must think he was heartless for the way he walked out on her and abandoned her to her fate. How could he convince her it wasn’t true? Would she even consider forgiving him? Alexis m
Ava brought them a pair of coffee cups filling them as she greeted them and asked if they needed more time only for them to rattle off their order without looking at her. Without missing a beat Ava wrote down the orders repeating it back before departing. Silas scowled at how they dismissed her.
“Alexis your mom is here to pick you up,” the teacher announced. Alexis tilted her head and frowned. Why would her mother be there? She should be at work. It was Monday and three days since she met their father at the aquarium. They had been waiting for him to make his next move bu
Nearing the office she called, “Mom.” Lynn turned at her daughter’s voice. She was surprised to see Alexis approach alone since the boys never left their sister unattended. She hurriedly closed the distance and pulled her into a firm hug. “It’ll be okay, mom,” Alexis whi
As she expected stepping off the elevator it was a short walk to a spacious office. Dimly she heard the clacking of keyboards and idle office chatter but it was indistinct. They were definitely not being escorted through the main area of the floor probably an off hallway. They were ushered into t
Theo sighed for the tenth time as he peaked down the hallway. After successfully making it to the computer room without being caught his job was lookout while Sean did his thing at the nearest monitor. Minutes ticked by and Sean’s fingers continued to fly over the keyboard without pause.