Chapitre 48: In Over Her Head

Avery supposed she could. She needed to think of good age-appropriate games that she didn't already have back at her place. 

"I guess that works. Or I could just ask their mom what they like." 

"Who are these kids, anyway?" Christian asked as he loosened his tie. "I thought the only kids you knew were Angelo's cousins. Do they belong to some new friend of yours?"

"She's not exactly my friend…she's someone Angelo and I are helping out. It's what he called me about last night. This person we know is hiding from her abusive husband while she's trying to get a divorce." 

It was close enough to the truth. Having a feasible excuse for why she was coming and going to drop off food randomly would be better than just disappearing on him for no reason.

"That's terrible!" he exclaimed.

"Yeah. Her kids are probably stressed, which is why I wanted to get something for them," Avery sighed. "It's a bad situation all around."