His Curvy Sunshine

<p><strong style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)><em>Kingsley</em></strong></p><p><em style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>Your dad had a heart attack.</em><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>The words should have warranted a reaction. They should have made my gut clench. They should have sent me running back to my hometown to be there for him. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>Instead the thought that ran through my head was </span><em style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>I hope he died</em><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>Son-of-the-year right here. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>But he didn't die and he needed me to keep his veterinarian practice afloat. I wouldn't go for him but I would for my mom. She was the innocent one the one I still cared about. And God love her she stood by his side. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>So I loaded up my four-year-old and returned to the small town I'd planned to make my home until lies and truths destroyed my happiness. I would give my father one summer. Then I was going back to my life. Without him in it. </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)><em>Daisy</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>For the first time in my life I felt like I had a home. Moving to the small town of MacKellar Cove was a gamble but not a big one since it meant being roommates with my bestie. Years later I found everything I'd been looking for. A home a family of friends and the perfect place to open my business. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>We didn't need to talk about what was missing from my life. I didn't need a man. I was totally fine on my own. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>But the new guy I was matched with on my favorite dating app was funny interesting a single dad and... </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>His mother? </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 50 51 0.75)>I was catfished. By his mother. </span></p>