MALIYAH
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“Hey, it’s Rich Russell…”
My breath hitched. He didn’t have to introduce himself. His voice had already done that.
“I’m sorry for calling you at this hour. I had been preoccupied all day but I had to know the girls' response so I could make the necessary plans for tomorrow.” His rich voice filled my ears.
If only he knew that I didn’t know how late it was until he mentioned it.
My eyes found the table clock on my desk. It was an hour past midnight. I had asked the girls as soon as they woke up this morning– heck! Fiona didn’t let me ask them. She did that she was getting them dressed for school and the girls only told me yes when they came down for breakfast.
“It’s okay, Rich.” I finally found my voice. “The girls are excited about the outing with Cody. They agreed to
