Chapter 17: GIDEON

I cleaned up before going to work and at about one I left to pick her up from school. Our house hunting will have to wait one more day. Today I'm going to fill every closet in the penthouse with shit for her. I thought of calling my sister over to get her input but changed my mind. I'm just not ready to share her with anyone else as yet not even family.

She walked out with the rest of the kids and headed for the car, the down look on her face disappearing as she climbed in next to me.

"How was your tests love?" I drew her in to get a fix it felt like forever since I'd dropped her off. I looked at her to make sure she was okay and that there were no lingering effects from her ordeal the night before. I'm sure that shit's gonna fuck with her for a while but I'm gonna do all that's in my power to cut it out like a cancer.

"Easy." She seemed more at ease than when I dropped her off as she clutched my arm while I drove. Maybe I was worrying for nothing. Damn, if one morning of freedom co