Chapter 363

Sophia just couldn't break it down for her.

Saying "no" would just lead to a "why not", and then she'd have to wade into the whole messy divorce talk.

The kiddo was still in her curious-as-a-cat phase, her head buzzing with a gazillion questions about the world.

She was sharp as a tack for her age, and Sophia figured if she told her "no", Theresa would probably start comparing notes with her little pals, wondering why everyone else's mom and dad were hitched but hers weren't, which would just snowball into an avalanche of whys.

But saying "yes" would be like feeding her another fairy tale.

"Theresa," Sophia mulled it over for a sec and then went for a middle-of-the-road kind of answer, whispering, "Mommy and Daddy are co-workers, and we were classmates too, just like you and Mia back in the day."

Brandon gave Sophia a look but kept it zipped.

Theresa sort of half-got it and nodded, "Okay."

grab some fruit, eh?" Sophia seized the chance to

was instantly distracted,

her head with a smile and then

that was deep

subject, "what got into you to bring Theresa to the

the time to hang with her, so I thought I'd bring her along." Brandon explained,

her head, "you're just gonna spoil

turning to ruffle Theresa's hair, "Besides, my little girl can do with a bit

"Yeesh, that's so cheesy."

the door he'd just pushed

shot him a look, "Got a problem with it? Why don't you try dropping in with

dad for what,

"If you ask me, you should've

Sophia managed a half-smile.

he was when he decided to take Theresa. Seeing them sitting together all calm and collected now was a surprise, but he

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