A Message From His Spouse
John stayed in his car for a while longer after the girl and her father entered. He had a feeling something was about to happen. He received a text from his wife after a few hours. She wondered where he was because she needed to go soon for a girls’ night out that John had forgotten about.
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Lying Through His Teeth
He texted his wife that he would be working late and asked her to find him a babysitter. He felt bad for burdening his wife with this on such short notice, but he wasn’t quite ready to leave yet. Emily was irritated by John’s leaving but was glad to have their next-door neighbor’s teenage daughter babysit.