Chapter 20

• Chapter Twenty
• He lifted his hand and waved back. Once she was out of sight, he let out a heavy breath and rubbed his hands over his face repeatedly. How in the hell did he end up sleeping on the floor in his daughter’s room? Then he remembered Katarina driving away with Daniel, which raised his hackles, the drive to the bar and nothing else. Did he drive here? He groaned, thinking made his head hurt worse. He pushed himself off the floor and dragged himself to the bathroom. He showered and was grateful when he found a new toothbrush under the sink. He finally felt human again, though his head still ached. He exited through the door that led to another room—he liked the Jack and Jill bathrooms—and found clothes on the bed. He got dressed and went downstairs to breakfast, he just hoped he wouldn’t greet the entire clan. He was glad when he found just his cousins and their wives who looked as bad as he felt and of course Katya on Dale’s lap. He was unsuccessfully trying to feed her. The closer he brought the spoon, the further back she would lean and the louder she would whine.
• “Look who it is, Katya’s first arrest,” Damien announced, and he and Dale laughed. Their wives, however, pressed their hands over their ears and groaned.