abandoned me?”
I almost laughed.
“I got off.”
“You can’t just disappear while you’re carrying my child!”
Interesting.
Six hours earlier, I had apparently been healthy enough to stand across three states.
Now the baby mattered.
Vanessa grabbed his phone.
“You’re unbelievable, Claire. Daniel paid for this entire trip!”
“No,” I said calmly. “He paid for his ticket.”
Silence.
Then Daniel said, “We’ll discuss your attitude when I get home.”
“That sounds good.”
I hung up.
My father, Richard Mercer, stood across the kitchen watching me.
Daniel knew my father
