Chapter 54 Get Me Through

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"Ready?" I exhaled looking over at Danny as we pulled up in front of the house of the people who adopted his sister. "Don't be nervous" I smiled small touching his shoulder caressing him gently. He looked a bit blank and overwhelmed as he clenched down on his jaw staring at the house.

"Let's just get this over with" He exhaled opening the door as I got out shutting mine walking over to him.
"Look" I stopped him taking his hand as he glanced down at my hand bringing his vision slowly up to my eyes. "Regardless of how things work out just know it was all for the best" I gulped as he nodded blinking a few times slowly letting go of my hand. I knew today was a big chapter in Danny's life and it meant a lot to him. I was grateful to be here for him, I wanted him to have nothing but a supportive and positive experience today.

"What if they're weird" He mumbled walking sliding his hands in his pockets as I linked my arm around his. "Think positive" I leaned my face into his arm as I took a deep breath pulling away slowly. "Here goes nothing" He exhaled slowly walking up the porch as he knocked generously twice stepping back. My heart was racing for him as I folded my arms waiting patiently, Danny then began to slowly look down as I rubbed his back slowly moving my arm.

"Hello" A older woman smiled opening the door as I raised my eyebrows looking at her then Danny. "Ah um" Danny froze up as she put her hand out. "You must be Danny" She smiled innocently as a man moved behind her Danny shook her hand nervously.
"Nice to meet you" He cleared his throat slowly turning his vision to me. "This is my friend Kate" He said gulping as he rubbed the back of his head.
"I didn't want to drive alone ah um" He paused exhaling as I put my hand out. "Katelyn nice to meet you" I smiled introducing myself as I pulled my hand back slowly placing my hands in my back pockets.

"Well come on in son" The man smiled shaking Dannys hand then mine as I laughed a little looking over at Danny we slowly walked into the house. "Damn" Danny scoffed under his breath looking up and around as I did the same raising my eyebrows. The house was beautiful as I slowly looked over at Danny. "You got one hell of a beautiful lady with you" The man said folding his arms as I smiled small laughing a little walking over to Danny. "Thank you" Danny mumbled raising his eyebrows looking at me then away as he licked his lips looking around anxiously.

"What's her name?" Danny cleared his throat asking about his sister. "Skyler" The man answered as Danny scoffed smiling small. "That's cute I like it" He pressed his lips together nervously. "Skyler" He whispered under his breath repeating it nodding. "Adorable" I whispered under my breath smiling small looking around.

"So where is she?" Danny asked as I bit my lip looking back and forth at the man and his wife as she rubbed her hands nervously. "Well see Skyler as you know had some difficulties" She cleared her throat as Danny narrowed his eyes at her listening. "Because of your biological birth mother" She paused then continued as Danny glared at her my heart began beating a bit slower as my stomach went into a knot.

"So what is she not here or sleeping?" Danny scoffed as he butted in asking anxiously as the man and the wife looked at each other nervously then at Danny. "Our sweet Skyler had epilepsy" The woman said as my heart dropped I stepped back bowing my head not looking at Danny. "Skyler only lived to see 5 years old" The man explained as I looked up suddenly at Danny my heart felt like it was ripped out my chest. "Being it was a closed adoption and she didn't make it to 18 we figured you should know" The woman hesitated to say.

Danny was glaring at the couple as he didn't blink and looked spaced out. "Son are you okay?" The man asked as the woman stepped a bit closer slowly. "We didn't want to tell you the information over the phone we figured the proper way was for you to hear it from us personally" The woman exhaled as her eyes watered talking about it. "We wanted to show you photos and share with you some things about her" The woman sniffled saying as her husband put his arm around her.

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