Chapter 51

Time had passed too long and he had wasted too many weeks without reaching out to her. Surely if she and Hazel made his face look that happy in the pictures they must've made him so freaking happy.

"Coffee, let's say around nine? we can talk and as you said before, you're going to get to know me again, and maybe Hazel."

"Yes, thank you. Rockford and I will pick you up..."

"No, I'll meet you at the coffee shop. I don't want Hazel..."

"Fair enough," Gage agreed with Bree to meet at the local coffee shop around the corner from Bree's apartment complex and they ended the call moments later.

He felt lighter when their call ended, then he texted Rockford for the change of plans, and his phone buzzed with a confirmation from the man.

That night Gage slept better than he ever had in the past couple of weeks.

Bree was nervous when she was getting ready this morning. Mrs. Mancini was in the kitchen with Hazel baking cookies, trying to give the single mom the