Chapter 52

Alice felt like she'd been hit by a truck when she woke up the morning after her surprise meeting with Carson. She cried herself to sleep, so her eyes were puffy and her head hurt. It had been a rough night for her because she kept thinking about what they had said.

She heard Charlie talking in his crib as she struggled to get out of bed. Alice couldn't help but smile as she picked up her son, even though she was having a hard time emotionally.

She cooed, "Good morning, sweetheart," taking a deep breath of his sweet baby smell. "Did you sleep well?"

Charlie smiled at her and showed her his two very small teeth. It was impossible for Alice not to see Carson in every part of Charlie's face as she changed his diaper and dressed him. With those blue eyes and that little dimple on his chin, he looked just like the guy who had turned her life upside down.

"What are we going to do, Charlie?" Alice spoke in a low voice, mostly to herself. "Your dad is back." But can we believe him?"

Of course