FOURTEEN

What was that saying?

Do unto others what you would like to be done to you.

Yeah. That was it.

The way he felt when he had had to turn back without seeing Vincent had hurt him so much and then he understood how Jody must have felt when he took Tory.

Nothing could justify the pain.

Now he was getting a taste of his own medicine.

He had even refused the candy. He recalled the receptionist's sympathetic look when she had returned it.

"I'm sorry but he said to tell you, he was taught not to accept things from strangers."

He had taken the bag of candy and left with his heart falling at his feet.

"Um Daddy, is mommy going to come and see me?" Tory asked quietly.

"Uh give me a minute to talk to your mother."

With that he went to the kitchen and dialed Nathan's number.

"Steve, how may I help you?"

"Can I talk to Jody?"

"Sure."

Silence

"Uh hi."

"Hi. Can I still come?"

"We agreed, right?"

"Did you tell Vincent?"