CHAPTER FOUR
By the time Emily and Chantelle got back to the B&B, Chantelle was exhausted. She managed to stay awake through the meal that Daniel had prepared while they were out, but she yawned throughout.
“Maybe she should have an early night?” Emily said. “She was up super early. And school starts tomorrow so it won’t hurt her to be rested.”
Daniel agreed and they went upstairs to Chantelle’s room, put her to bed, then read her a story until she was asleep.
As they left her room, shutting the door quietly behind them, Emily thought about the last two days of parenthood. It had been more fun than she’d expected. But Vanessa’s words still swirled in her mind, making her doubt herself.
Daniel and Emily went downstairs very quietly, not wanting the creaking floorboards to wake Chantell
