I quickly knelt down next to Gregory and pacified him, saying, “Silly boy, Mommy only left for a while. How could I have left you behind? Didn’t we agree that we’d stick together?”

However, Gregory could not be so easily appeased. He frowned in deep thought. After a moment, his eyes lit up. Extending his tiny pinky towards me he claimed, “We didn’t make a pinky promise last time, so it didn’t count. Now we have to!”

I put on an unsmiling face and hooked my pinky with Gregory’s. He cheered up considerably afterward.

Looking down at Gregory clad smartly in a tuxedo, I guessed that the three of them were heading out to dinner. In a friendly manner, I asked, “Are you going out to dinner tonight, Gregory?”

Before Gregory could reply, Ashton cut in with a low voice, “We’re going to meet my parents. You have to come too.”

We’re going to meet the Hall family? I thought, amused. I guess today isn’t a wasted trip after all.

I smiled cheerfully at Ashton, then replied, “Sure! Let me go back and change. Wait here for me.”

“It’s alright,” Ashton commanded, halting me in my tracks. “You can come as you are. There’s no need to be so formal.”

Ashton got into the van

onto Gregory’s hand. At

must be a callous

front. We seemed

chattered on endlessly, filling me in with all the news from school

asked, “Gregory, you don’t really like to mix with the younger children at school, do you? Do you find them dull? If you

with my sister always and protect her. I won’t let

his still-babyish voice. A picture of Gregory and Audrey

looked at him fondly, commending, “You’ve really grown

However, Ashton looked away from the mirror the instant our eyes met, All that

of utter contempt that doubled up

had told Gregory about Audrey. It felt like he had full assurance that he would be able to acquire custody of both Audrey

by as I was thus occupied in thought. It seemed as if we’d arrived at the Hall residence within

while holding onto Gregory’s hand, I

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