She thought about how since she had The Triplets, she rarely went out, so she suggested to Madeleine, "Madeleine, why don't we go to the city for dinner tonight?"
Madeleine naturally had no objections.
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Madeleine was driving.
On the way to the city, Ruby wanted to call Steve to let him know that she and Madeleine were going out, but she knew he had work, so she just sent him a text message instead.
As soon as the message was sent, Steve called back immediately.
Ruby stared at the call display for about five seconds before answering. Steve's gentle, steady voice came through, "Where are you and Madeleine going? I'm almost finished with work, so I can come and meet you later."
Ruby had been worrying about the DNA paternity testing all afternoon, and the reason she went out with Madeleine was to relax a bit, so after thinking for a moment, she refused, "Madeleine and I agreed it would be just the two of us."
