Yuri was taken aback when he saw Brittany coming down the stairs.

"Weren't you supposed to crash at a friend's place last night?"

He had gotten up early, but there was no sign of Brittany coming home.

A blush crept onto Brittany's cheeks. "I got in late."

Yuri, who had seen it all before, could tell she was hiding something. "Bri, were you out on a date with Willard?"

"No," Brittany shook her head. "Dad, Willard and I don't really click."

She had already had that talk with Willard.

Yuri frowned in concern. "Then who was it? Someone I know?"

"Dad, really, it's nothing." Brittany sat down, reaching for a bowl of oatmeal. In that moment, as she lowered her head, the necklace around her neck sparkled brilliantly. "Is that a new necklace?"

Yuri had spotted a clue.

Brittany, not wanting to flaunt her ring around town, had threaded it onto a necklace instead.

She instinctively covered the ring, her cheeks flushing. "Dad, please, I'll tell you when the time is right."

My little girl

downstairs, his world crashing down

Mom's got a boyfriend!

Dad's been ditched!

to Brittany. "Mom, do you have a boyfriend?

What about dad?

couldn't help but laugh, pinching his cheek. "Of course, I love you the

to the fact that mom

Daniel, backpack slung over his shoulder, trudged off to the car, his spirits

noticed his

master, what's wrong?

today. Was

if mom gets a new boyfriend, does that

fears, reassuring him with genuine

starts a new family or spends her life with you, her love for you will

situation, picked

Salter were once deeply in love. If Mr. Salter were still

felt even more sympathy for Daniel. "Mr. Salter's gone, but your mom's

accept that not everything

right to move on, the driver urged, "We

gone anywhere, he

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