Stephanie spent most of Friday trying to fulfill her boss's request, who had asked her to contact Carmina's triplets' father and not only talk to him but convince him to come to the firm's facilities to discuss the pro bono case before filing the paternity recognition lawsuit. It wasn't until after lunch that Stephanie's phone rang, just as the children had decided they didn't like what their mother had packed for lunch and, with their protests, forced her to visit the office's restroom.
"Hello, who am I speaking to?" asked Stephanie, just as she stood up again, after kneeling in front of the ceramic idol and emptying her offering.
"I've missed several calls from this number," said a man's voice on the other end of the line.
Stephanie's chest heaved and her stomach almost did the same,
