Chapter 41: A Little Confidence Boost

For reasons she couldn't quite name, Madison felt a sudden pang in her chest when she heard Gabriel say that. She'd always been pretty reserved. Otherwise, after her grandpa passed away, she would have divorced Gabriel instead of staying married to him.  In Madison's mind, once she'd promised her grandpa she'd live with Gabriel, she had to try to accept him. The hard part was that with her stubborn, proud streak, she never managed to communicate with him properly. "Grandpa told me, right before...