Chapter 141

The last of the ice in his chest where his heart should be cracked under the full assault of her smile and when the debris cleared, he found himself the proud owner of a brand new pink, shiny heart that beat just for his little girl. Having Barry home made the planning for Abby’s birthday party go a lot faster. He said yes to everything, including the invitations to his friends. He even agreed to wear pink as per Abby’s express instructions and told Becky to make sure she included a note to his friends’ invitations telling them that wearing pink was non-negotiable. She wanted to tell him not to give in so easily, that he was spoiling her, but he wouldn’t listen. She rolled her eyes and gave up arguing with him, he would learn soon enough. His giving into Abby’s demands was the reason she found herself in bumper-to-bumper traffic in the middle of peak hour in the pouring rain a week before the party and a week after he had returned from Merveille. Abby was in her car seat whining becaus