Chapter40
At breakfast, Sam went upstairs to get his stuff. Ashley waited downstairs. His phone buzzed; it was a message from “Sweetest Tanya“. Ashley paused. She always respected his privacy; she’d never snooped. But seeing the notification, she thought for a while and then took his phone. She saw that Sam messaged Tanya every morning and they chatted extensively. Hearing the elevator, she put the phone back.
Sam saw Tanya’s reply–she didn’t text back because she was still asleep, and she missed him too.
was going on. He beamed. Ashley looked back and immediately knew what
In the car, Sam chatted with Tanya, occasionally checking if Ashley was watching him. Luckily, she focused on driving. After half an hour, he stopped chatting.
“Mom, are you free this afternoon?”
“What’s the matter?”
Kelly was adorable. Ashley said, “Kelly, are you at this school too?”
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