Justin paused in his tracks.
Nora and Pete also stopped.
All three of them simultaneously thought—'It's lucky that we left Cherry in the training gym.' Otherwise, our family of four would have run into one another. I really won't know what to do if that happens!
They stared at one another while facing one another. Due to their guilty consciences, all of them were rather awkward.
Justin was the first to come back to his senses. He asked, "Why are you here, Ms. Smith? Are you here to visit Pete?"
Nora breathed a sigh of relief. "Yeah."
Pete's lip corners spasmed. From the looks of it, he wouldn't be able to leave with Mommy anymore today.
Justin fell silent for a while. Then, he finally suggested, "In that case, how about having Pete go with you to the Andersons' to play?"
Pete, "?"
