Chapter 6
TarynAfter shuttling a dozen six- and seven-year-olds and their parents out of the house, tidying up the yard, and handling the deflation of the birthday girl as we let the air out of the bounce house and hauled it away, I found myself near collapse.
Capping off the long day with the sudden reappearance of Jeff’s ex-wife had been the s**t-covered cherry on my sundae. With Jeff’s mother gone, and Olivia tucked into bed, I crashed on the family room couch and waited for Jeff to get off the phone with his attorney.
I’d planned on spending the night, and I needed to talk with Jeff, but at the same time, I wanted to crawl back to my apartment and process the day on my own.
I had just drifted off to sleep when my cell phone rang. The ringtone told me it was my mother. She was suppo
