CHAPTER 5
DAMON
I arrive early to the doctor’s office, pulling my hat low on my head to hopefully avoid being recognized. I intend to ask the doctor for after-hours appointments after this first one, but I didn’t want to put that on Adeline so soon or put a spotlight on how much her life might change when this gets out.
Instead of walking into the office and sitting in a waiting room full of women trying to figure out who I am, I loiter around the hallway outside.
The elevator dings, and Adeline steps out with another woman. The woman is older but just as tall as Adeline and bears the same dark hair, except it’s much shorter. Where Adeline’s face is rounder, her mother’s is more oval. But that’s about the only difference between the duo.
Adeline smiles, and it’s so genuine my heart hu
