Chapter 9
The day might have started out shitty, but by the time nine o’clock came rolling around, and Elaine popped into the living room to remind Noelle it was time to go to bed, Grady decided the end result was about as good as he could hope to get these days.
Talking Gwen into letting him pick up Elaine had started it all. Elaine was warm and friendly, and didn’t make him feel like he was the interloper only out for himself. And Noelle was a wonderful surprise. Now, Colin’s commitment to the charity, in spite of his obvious distaste for Grady, made sense. He had a personal connection. A funny, sweet, little sister connection who Grady adored on sight. His first thought was that she was like a baby bird floundering outside of the nest. She was the tiniest ten-year-old he’d ever seen.
