It was the following morning, and Michael was to return home from his business trip some time before lunch.
Being that Amber now slept in the master bedroom and Trista in her own room, the alarm clock was only heard by Amber. This meant that Trista was no longer awoken by the alarm, provided she wasn"t already awake. Some mornings, she eagerly bounced in her crib. Other mornings she remained sleeping, which gave Amber a jump start on Paulette. Trista remained sleeping on the morning after Paulette"s traumatic breakup.
Much to Amber"s surprise, the new day offered a flood of hope and a near light that shined through Paulette"s bedroom door when opened.
“Good morning! You look like you"re in a better mood today.”
Paulette nodded. Then she looked over to the computer.
“What? You want me
