Chapter 11

One week and four failed conversations later, Gen stood in her kitchen making breakfast, wondering why she hadn’t received any other messages from Dominic. They seemed to have got along well, and he said he enjoyed talking to her, right? What had happened? He hadn’t even replied to her message to him.

Oh well, maybe he wasn’t all that interested anyway. She should perhaps pay more attention to Zach. He seemed like a nice person. A bit full of himself, but still, with some extra effort, perhaps they could make something of it. Her thoughts were interrupted when Zara walked into the kitchen rubbing her eyes.

A smile slipped onto Gen’s face the moment she saw her daughter. Zara was the one good thing that existed in her life in the last five years. It hadn’t been easy raising the girl all alone, but she never once regretted having her. She was the reason Gen had the strength to pull through all these years.

“Hey, baby. You up already?”

“Good morning, Mama.” She