Chapter 32

Dinner went great, Gage's mom, Edith was very friendly and so was his dad, Graham. Marvin was being nice, though Bree was still self-conscious around him. While his sister Sally was friendly enough, her husband had a work emergency and couldn't make it to dinner. But her kids Poppy and Arlo were friendly towards Hazel, they played together with Duke while the grownups lounged by the living room once dinner was done.

Throughout dinner, his family had been tiptoeing around Bree's situation in front of Hazel. But when Hazel was busy with Sally's kids and the family dog, Bree was in the spotlight.

"Thank you for coming, Bree. Gage doesn't normally bring his date to our dinner." Graham, Gage's dad said relaxing in his corner seat.

"So, how are the situations with Hazel's dad?" Sally was the first to ask the privacy-invading question that Bree was not sure she was ready to share with Gage's family, though she knows she will have to. Sally was also the first to ask her age when