Page 104 of Blind Date
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I walked through the door and set my briefcase down. The house smelled delicious, and I couldn’t wait to see what Sam was preparing for dinner.
“Hi, baby.” I walked into the kitchen and kissed her.
“Zoey.” I walked over and kissed her head as she sat on the stool at the island, holding Charlotte. I took her from her. “How was my princess today?” I held her up, and she smiled.
“Traumatized,” Zoey said.
“Zoey.” Sam looked at her.
“Why was she traumatized? What happened?”
“Your grandmother,” Zoey said.
“What?” my voice raised.
“Relax, Wes.” Sam walked over and placed her hand on my arm. “We were in Bloomingdale’s, and we saw Evelyn.”
“And you didn’t run?”
“Mom wanted to, but it was too late,” Zoey said.
“She was actually very pleasant,” Sam said.
“Ha. That woman has never been pleasant a day in her life.”
“Actually, Dad. She was,” Zoey said. “She said Charlotte was cute, she had your nose, and she hopes you let Charlotte get to know her. She also told me that my hair was very becoming.”
“Are you serious?”
“She didn’t have one bad thing to say,” Sam said.
“Well, I don’t care. She will never get to know Charlotte. That woman does too much damage to people, and I will not subject my daughter to it. It’s bad enough you two had to be subjected to it.”
“It’s your decision, babe,” Sam said. “Now, put Charlotte down and go sit. Dinner is almost ready.”
We were sitting around the table eating dinner when Zoey said something that shocked us both.
“I’m going to law school.”
“What?” Sam dropped her fork.
“I’m going to law school after college. I’ve decided I want to be a lawyer.”
“Since when?” Sam asked. “You always wanted to be a teacher.”
Zoey shrugged. “I changed my mind. I love the law, and I want to punish people who commit crimes.”
“Ah, you want to be a prosecutor?” I grinned.
“See, Dad gets it. Being a lawyer is a much better job than being a teacher. No offense, Mom.”
“None taken,” she sighed.
“I’ll be more than happy to put you through law school.” I smiled. “Which school are you thinking of?”
“I already sent my application to Yale.”
