Homewrecker

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Cassidy was waiting at home for Jane, who said she was coming back soon.  It was her first day on the job and Jane was already late.  And she would be late for her first day back to work.  She dialed the number Jane gave her, but it went straight to voicemail.

Cassidy wondered what was taking Jane so long to arrive so she could head to her first day at her catering job.  Terlyn was fussy as Cassidy picked her up to soothe her.

“Hey, sweetheart.  What’s wrong with my little pumpkin?”

Cassidy said as she felt Terlyn’s forehead to discover a fever.

Getting the thermometer, Cassidy took Terlyn’s temperature to discover it was 101.3˚F.  It wasn’t too high, but high enough to keep a watch on it.

Cassidy was just laying Terlyn down after finally getting her to sleep when the doorbell rang.

Cassidy went downstairs to answer it, “Oh, Jane, I was beginning to wonder if you were going to get here?”

“I’m sorry, I’m late, I had something do before I got here.” Jane/Daniela explained.  “I really didn’t think it would take so long.”

“Oh, that’s okay.  luckily, I know the boss, so all is good.” Cassidy told her.

“Well, I guess you’ll be off?” Jane/Daniela asked, trying to hide her enthusiasm.

“Yes, but one thing, Terlyn has a slight fever, so if you could give me a ring if it gets worse, that would be great.  Other than that, I just laid her down for a nap, so you should have a quiet couple hours.”

“Okay,  thanks.  I will let you know if Terlyn gets worse.” Jane/Daniela assured Cassidy as she got into her car and drove off to work.

Daniela sat down and got down to business after Cassidy left.  Cassidy’s naivete was one thing that Daniela liked about her friend.  Cassidy always did forgive a little too easy.  But anyway, now to get down to business now that she was in good graces with Cassidy again.

“Hello, I need your services?” Daniela told the gentleman on the other end.

“What can I do for you?”

As Daniela gave instructions to the gentleman, she hung up smiling at her handiwork.  Soon, Cassidy would be gone and she would be a mother to that sweet little girl.