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“She’s a floor beneath you and in good spirits,” I reply

Gary pauses, using the re position, and frowns at me “The doctor could have told ”

I pause, considering how to answer his question “I’m not sure, sir”

His brows draw together over his intense eyes “And ould that be? Are you two no longer a couple?”

“I believe that’s a better conversation for you and your daughter to have, sir”

“Bullshit,” Gary barks, causingunco called out “I asked you”

Seeing I s are complicated, sir”

“Usually things ohten me on what exactly is so complicated?”

On one hand, I feel it necessary to tell Gary what’s going on On the other hand, I don’t kno he’ll react when I do Though, as I stare at thebut the truth between us, and that can’t stop now “Her history is a co me cautious in my next steps And it makes me not want to pretend there aren’t some roadblocks in our way”

It appearsup “I didn’t realize things were so…heavy between the two of you What about her history is troubling you?”

There’s a line about to be crossed that I’m not sure we can ever uncross But I’ve already crossed those sa back now “Hadley told me about the car accident” I’m careful not to throw blame in his face, when I add, “She also told me about how you felt at the time it was best to cover up the accident and keep her name out of the media”

The senator’s cheeks flush red, and his expression goes hard “And you disagree with my choice?”

I pause Then, “Yes, sir Greatly”

Gary watches ains control of that flash of anger I noted and softens his voice “Times were different then Perhaps I was a different man then But tell me, how does my choice to keep her out of the media lead to now?”

“At so to hit her, sir,” I explain, rising fro out into the sunny day “The fact that when I saw her she didn’t even co her and holding a gun to her head worries me She seems very unconcerned about it all and that showswith it” I pause, then add, “How h”