“Still undefeated.”
I laughed in spite of myself.
Shortly afterwards, I gathered the girls together.
As we reached the exit, Max shouted my name.
“So, what’s going on between you and Edward?”
I turned around.
Even now, he needed
to know.
If Edward wanted me, Max could measure my worth by that.
If he hadn’t done it, Max could have measured it too.
“You really need the answer, don’t you?”
He opened his mouth.
I moved away.
Outside, my eldest daughter stopped by the car and smoothed down her dress.Compare Cars
“Mom?”
“Yeah?”
“Does it make me look weird?”
The question seemed to be posed innocuously.
It made the pain even more intense.
I could have told her immediately that she was beautiful.
Instead, I asked,
“Do you like the dress?”
She lowered her gaze, then turned around and watched her skirt move around her knees.
