Chapter SevenEmily pulled into Mandy's driveway, trying hard to control the nervous fluttering in her stomach. When Mandy had asked Emily to come along and collect Matt's children, and take them out for bowling and pizza, she'd been nervous. What would Matt think about the plan? Would he be annoyed at her, for meeting his children without his permission? It seemed glaringly obvious Matt wasn't going to see her again, they'd agreed on a few days and it had been a full week since she'd last heard from him. Emily had been disappointed, but hadn't been unduly surprised that Matt didn't contact her.
Taking the chance he might come around had made the decision easy and Emily had agreed to Mandy's request. It had been a fun afternoon. Emily didn't have any experience with children, but she found
