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He hadn’t expected her to say it back… Daniel Parker really hadn’t. And he wouldn’t have been hurt if she hadn’t. Hell… if anythiing… her saying him made the dagger in his chest go in deeper - especially with the file sitting in his bag. What the hell was he supposed to do? His heart rate had increased ever so slightly as he looked her in her eyes - gulping ever so slightly. It wasn’t ever this hard to lie to people before but she was different. It was as if he was lying to Jessica. It just… couldn’t be done. But he was doing it. For her. he reminded himself - but in reality, it was for him.
So as she turned away from him - going towards the baby explaining she was okay; he nodded and left the house as quickly as he could. He couldn’t be in the same room as her… not after blatantly lying to her. Why the hell was he such a screw-up? After standing outside the closed door for far longer than he ever should have; Daniel walked to his car. He didn’t know what to do… he just wanted to stop feeling like that. He could go drinking but… he didn’t want to. Call Jessica? But he doubted she had her phone on her… she never did. So instead - he did something else. He texted Valerie Wood; a girl who made his worries disappear with a simple look nowadays.