Maureen's POV
Lucia's birthday was finally here and I had decided to get her a gift even if she insisted she wanted to be with her parents alone.
I had asked Lance to come with me but he said he had other things to attend to. Lance was the one who advised that I asked Dominus.
When I called Dominus he was more than happy to come along. He said he would like to get Lucia a gift himself and would want to get my opinion on it.
Lance also asked me to buy a gift for Lucia on his behalf. Although I didn't know what business he wanted to take care of that made him leave me in Dominus' care, I didn't question him.
The previous day, he had returned home late. I asked him where he had been and he shouted at me asking if he was a toddler that needed monitoring.
He later came to me to apolog
