“Thanks, Jack.” She gave me a small smile.
Looking at my watch, I noticed it was almost time to pick up Hope.
“Hope will be out of school soon, so I’m going to head out now.”
“Okay. I can’t wait to see her.”
“We’ll be back soon.”
I walked down to the limo and climbed in.
“Good job getting Lorelei to stay with you,” Tony spoke.
“It was the easiest way. She’s in no condition to take care of Hope on her own right now.”
I stood outside the front doors of the school and Hope walked out with a smile on her face. A smile that made me smile.
“How was school today?” I patted her head and took her backpack from her.
“Good. Are we going to visit my mom now?” she asked.
“Yes. But we’re not going to the hospital,” I replied as I slid in next to her in the back seat.
“Where are we going?” She looked up at me with her blue eyes.
“Your mom got out of the hospital today and she’s staying with us at my house until she’s fully recovered and she can take care of you on her own.”
Her eyes widened. “She’s home?”
“Yes, and she can’t wait to see you.”
“So I’ll be staying with you and her until she’s better?”
“Yes, Hope.”
She reached over and threw her arms around my neck.
“That’s the best news ever!” she exclaimed.
When we stepped out of the elevator, Hope ran into the living room and found Lorelei sitting on the couch with her sketchbook.
“Mommy!” she yelled as she ran to her and hugged her tightly.#p#分页标题#e#
“Hey, baby. How was school today?”
“It was good. How are you feeling?”
“I’m feeling better, sweetie. I missed you so much and so did Luna.”
“I missed you too. I’m so happy you’re out of the hospital.” She climbed onto her lap.
My phone rang, and when I looked at it, I saw that Coco was calling. I excused myself and went into my office.
“Hello.”
“Hey. My trip got cut short, so I’m on the next flight out. How’s everything going?”
“Fine. Lorelei got out of the hospital today and she’s staying with me for a few days until she’s fully recovered.”
“Who are you and where’s my brother?” She laughed.
“Very funny. We need to talk tomorrow, so come straight to my office. No, in fact, come straight to my penthouse in the morning. I don’t want anyone in the office to overhear us.”
“You’re scaring me, Jack. What’s going on? Does this have anything to do with Bradley?”
“Yes. We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
“Okay. I’ll be there.”
I walked into the living room and took a seat next to Hope and Lorelei on the couch.
“What does everyone want for dinner?”
Lorelei arched her brow at me. “Are you cooking?”
I shrugged. “I can maybe cook something. I make a mean hot dog and macaroni and cheese.” I grinned.
“He does,” Hope spoke.
“But, how about we order something in? Maybe a pizza, Thai, Chinese, Italian, Mexican. You name it.”
“I want tacos!” Hope expressed.
“Tacos sound good, Miss Hope. What do you think, Lorelei?”
“Tacos it is.”
“Are you hungry now or should we wait a while?” I asked them.
“We can eat later. I’m going to get a snack and then do my homework now so we can watch a movie later. Just the three of us.” Hope smiled.
“And what movie would that be?” I asked.
“Cinderella.”
I raised my brow. “Haven’t you seen that like a billion times?”
“Yes.” She giggled. “But I love it and you never watched it, have you?”
“No. I haven’t.”
“Good. Then we can all watch it together later.” She took Luna and walked away.
I followed her into the kitchen and cut her up an apple. I placed the slices on a plate with some peanut butter as she sat down at the table and started her homework. I took another plate of apples and handed it to Lorelei.
“Apples?” I asked.
She smiled as she took one from the plate and bit into it.
After dinner, Hope changed into her pajamas and summoned me to sit down to watch Cinderella.
“You can sit next to me, Jack.” She smiled as she patted the couch.
Lorelei fell asleep more than halfway through the movie. I wish I could have done the same thing.
“Isn’t Prince Charming the best?” Hope asked as she looked at me.
“He’s not all that.” I grinned.
She giggled. “Yes he is. He never gave up finding Cinderella, his true love. Then he made her his princess. That’s why he’s the best.”