YVONNE —

"Amanda, guess what?" I asked her, pausing what I was doing, and turned to stare at her.

"Mr. Thomas had started being nice and friendly with you again," she responded abruptly.

I chuckled. "Well, somehow you are right, but not totally right," I stated.

Amanda paused what she was doing and glared at me with excitement. "Okay, so tell me. Did he request to have you and the kids?" she asked.

I sighed and dropped my phone, which I had been browsing with. "He did not," I said.

"What then?" Amanda asked. She was already losing patience waiting for an answer.

"Honestly, Conan is eager to have me...