Chapter 15

I had on a black crop top–short, showing a sliver of my waist–paired with loose beige pants. Standing at five–foot–six, I had a slim, tall frame, and my brown hair made me look much more gorgeous.

“Mom, what’re you wearing? It’s cute!” Yvonne’s eyes went wide. She’d never seen me dressed like this.

Jared’s deep–set eyes flickered with surprise.

I flipped my wavy hair and stepped toward them. “Let’s go, Yvonne. I’m gonna be late for dinner.”

Jared ruffled Yvonne’s hair, his voice soft. “Listen to Mom, okay? Don’t give her a hard time.”

Yvonne pouted, grumbling. “I know. You say that every day–it’s annoying.”

Jared looked at her adoringly. Then he turned to me and gave me a thorough once–over. “Who are you having dinner with?”

teacher and

pulled tight. “Don’t mess with strangers. Watch

laughed. “Meeting new people is fun for

could say more, I shut the car door and pulled away. In the rearview mirror, I saw him still standing

her game console, firing it up.

an eyebrow. “Thought you

the same,” she pouted. “Everyone else has both their mom and dad,there, but I only have Dad.

mom. But I almost smirked–Tracy was

to Tracy, huh?” I

her dad, after all. She just let

realized my little girl wasn’t on my side, even

teacher and musician classmates were already there. A few single guys who’d hit

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