Kaelen
I was pacing back and forth in the lobby of the courthouse, the tension tightening in my chest with each passing minute. My lawyer, Mr. Price, was seated calmly at one of the tables, going through the files for today’s meeting, but I couldn’t sit still. This was supposed to be the day. The day we finally addressed the issue of joint custody for the twins, the moment I’d been waiting for. But Kaida was late. Really late.
I pulled my phone out for the tenth time in the last five minutes, checking the time. She should have been here by now. My mind raced with a thousand different scenarios, each worse than the last.
“Are you sure she got the message?” I asked, my voice coming out sharper than I intended.
Mr. Price looked up, adjusting his glasses before pulling out his phone. “I s
