“And then when his leg is all better, you could tell him you like him.”
“I could. We’ll see.”
“Okay.”
Henry Cavill comes over to Mia and she bounces away with him saying, “Daddy, you want to play ball?”
They run out the back door together.
Avery places her hand on my forearm.
“Girl, the light doesn’t get greener.”
“And if his light is yellow?”
“You can speed through a yellow.”
“Or slow down and prepare for a stop.”
“Or just yield to oncoming traffic.”
I chuckle despite the low-level dread coursing through me.
“Enough stoplight analogies, okay?”
“I make a great crossing guard,” Avery says. “Kind of like a wingwoman, but with a reflective belt?”
“Stahhhp,” I say with a smile.
Avery tugs me into a hug. “I love you. Take it one day at a time, Hallie.”
“One day at a time,” I repeat.
I grab my purse and turn to Avery, glancing toward the back door where Mia’s out playing with Henry. “I’ll call you later.”
She grabs my hand and gives it a squeeze. “I’ll see you later. I’m around all day. I’ll get my work done this morning so I can be at the game with you, run to Greyson’s with you, drive Mia around … whatever.”
“I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
“You won’t have to find out.”
Only, if Greyson takes a job in DC and he still wants us in his life, I will.
One day at a time, I repeat to myself.One day at a time.
Chapter 36
Hallie
Accepting help is its own kind of strength.
~ Riera Cass
I’m climbing into my van when a text from Greyson pings on my phone.
Ace: My parents are still here. I can’t call you. Just want you to know I want to talk to you today—alone, preferably.
I answer him right away.
