74: Make her your plus one

I kept thinking of what John said through out his stay. I swallowed hard still raging with anger but tried to calm myself down.

I couldn't wrap my hands around what he meant. A scowl found its way to my face the moment I thought of it and I just shook my head.

Was it not still the same man who wanted me to kill my father so bad?

I reached for my phone that was lying lazily on the desk and dialed Amanda's number.

I needed to talk to her and when the call connected, I placed the phone on my ear.

"Aldo," she called immediately.

"Baby— uh," I said and paused. "I'm really sorry but something came up and I won't be able to come over to your place."

Silence followed just as I expected. I thought she'd be yelling already at how I couldn't keep a simple promise but she didn't. Instead she waited for a mom……