Substitute dad The End
The next morning, the girls were still asleep by the time Todd and Michelle left for the day. Michelle had a tennis lesson, and Todd took her to lunch and out shopping afterwards. On their way home, Michelle received a text from Nicole saying that she and Janet were going out that night. Todd and Michelle enjoyed a quiet evening together, talking and laughing while sharing a bottle of wine. As the evening wore on, their conversation grew more serious, and Michelle told Todd that her therapist felt that she was close to a breakthrough. Although Todd had carefully avoided prying into Michelle’s therapy, this gave him quite a bit of hope. “What kind of breakthrough?” “He’s not really sure. But I can feel it, that something’s just below the surface, ready to come out.” …