Chapter 53 Never Apologize To Me

• "Nadia, one of my earliest memories is back from when I was seven years old. We lived uptown then, my mom, my dad, and me. Mom was just getting her fashion company off the ground, so though she ran around a lot, she was usually home to get me off the school bus. When she knew she wasn't going to be home, she'd ask our neighbor to get me off the bus. Then, I'd wait with her as I called her back then," he scowled, "until my mom came home."
• For some reason, Nadia’s heart pounded all the harder.
• "Anyway," Theodore continued, "that day when I got off the school bus, I was surprised because no one was waiting for me by the curb. Which was fine. I knew how to get to our apartment," he smirked. "But… when I got upstairs, I was further surprised by the sound of my mom's voice."