Chapter Three
It was 4:55pm... perfect. She was just on time. Pulling up in front of a large greenhouse, she put the car into park. Apparently, he did well for himself. The house appeared to be spacious—and appeared to be expensive. As part of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, this house would fetch a high price on the real estate market.
Sighing, Alexa glanced at the clock again. It was time to go inside. Gathering her nerve, she walked up the sidewalk to Jerome's house and knocked on the door. Within seconds, she heard movement behind the door.
Swinging the door open wide, Jerome smiled. “You came! I thought for a moment that you may end up standing me up.”
She shook her head. “No, I wasn't going to do that to you. This is your house?”
“Yes, it is. It feels far different than our child
