**6 years later**
“Wow…you came back pretty early today…” I said while cocking my head slightly to the side in wonder.
With his busy schedule for the week, I hadn’t expected him to turn up at my gallery early in the afternoon.
“Things wrapped up pretty well at the hospital today so I thought that we could go pick up the kids together for a change,” Hayden replied with a smile.
“Perfect timing. Now that you mention it, we should head out now or we’re going to be late…” I said as I started grabbing my things.
