Chapter 12I woke up next morning high on my life. I’d wrecked the threat of Thom, made my new friend Craig—although he really does text way too much—and weathered a major, major breakdown. The topper was watching The Nutcracker with Will and Estrella. Desert life was starting to agree with me. School/bearable. Craig /fun—if he didn’t drive me crazy. My two new dads? Who could ask for more? And the best. The gift. The beautiful ballerina who was now my new grandmother. I was happy again. And I planned to stay that way.
Workout was a breeze. I danced lighter than ever. I was starving. Sarge was having his breakfast with Will and Estrella. He didn’t look sleepy. He woke me up at two-thirty, coming in from work. I know ‘cause I picked up my phone to see the time.
But there he was, sitting at
