**Chapter 17: A Day Apart** David stood in the hallway, gently adjusting Sage’s tiny coat, making sure she was bundled up warmly for the crisp winter air outside. Sage, barely a year old and already full of energy, squirmed excitedly in his arms, babbling in her baby language as she tried to grab a
Tina greeted her with a big smile as she stepped inside, shaking the chill from her coat. “Ready for some shopping?” “Absolutely,” Lulu replied, grabbing her own coat and slipping it on. “Let’s go.” The two of them headed out into the crisp winter air, their breath puffing out in little clouds as
Lulu woke up in bed and noticed that David was not there. She frowned before heading downstairs, where she found him sitting on the couch. "Hey, baby," he said, his gaze focused on the laptop in front of him. She wanted wondered what had his attention that he didn't even bother to look up at her.
"Have you packed everything we need?" Tina asked on top of her voice. "We're not going on vacation, Sina. It's just a rooftop party," David responded, frustrated. "I don't understand why you're acting like this." "I understand why you're frustrated, David. We should have gone ahead without Tina. I
Lulu stared at David on his knee in shock, blinking multiple times as if everything would suddenly disappear. David was still holding the ring up to her face. "Well, what do you say, love?" "Yes! Oh my God, yes!" she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around him tightly, still in shock. He stood up and h
David stared at her blankly. She nudged his shoulder. "Come on, go ahead and find out what they want." "Yeah, what happened to him?" David asked. "So, he's going to get his court hearing soon. And I just wanted to let you know what we found. We discovered he has psychological problems that made hi
Steven and Tina seemed so engrossed in each other that they barely even noticed they were at work. David had to clear his throat to make an announcement of their presence. They jerked away from each other in shock. "Oh my goodness, I didn't know you guys were going to be coming back on time," Ste
How do I look? Lulu asked as she put her hair up in a bun, slipping on a glamorous emerald dress. "Oh my god, I feel like I'm already gaining so much weight and I haven't even started showing." "Lulu, relax. It's not even been a month. You definitely are not showing as much as you think, right?" "