Breaking Don…
Have you ever noticed that how a single decision can change your life? Like when Bella told Edward she wasn’t afraid of him….
Chapter 1. A beautiful start
It was a beautiful morning when Don woke from a deep, restful sleep. It was one of those morning that feel like you can’t quite make it out of bed, you know you slept well, but you just can’t bring yourself to get up.
He tossed and turned for a while, but finally noticed the clock said 7:02 and knew he would never make it to work in time! It was only a 20 minute drive but in the Portland traffic 20 minutes turned into 1 hour. Dang, the second time he would be late in 2 years…. The accountant hated being late, more than he hated getting up….
"Good morning sleepy head" said Don’s charming wife Gail as he rushed into the kitchen, trying to finish buttoning his shirt. Gail could always tell when Don had been rushing getting ready for work… He always missed the whiskers on his upper right cheek. Something to do with his diminishing eye sight from staring at numbers all day… He also had the shaving cuts from a guy trying to hard to get the whiskers on the first swipe.
Morning Hon, Morning Lizzy, Don said as he began wolfing down his Bran flakes. Health first…. Don glanced at his watch. "7:28" he groaned, "gotta get going".
"Dad" Lizzy chirped, "can I…" Don interrupted her "Hon, Can we talk about this when I get home, I am late"
"Sure dad" Lizzy responded a little dejectedly.
Don felt bad, but had to go…. Being late just didn’t sit well with him.
Chapter 2. The beginning of the end.
The work day flew by. What a day, No traffic on the roads, He walked in the door right on time, His clients actually had their receipts ready for him when they came in, and even remembered what they were all for! No made up expenses for work or writing off their kids cars, it was a great day. When Don walked out the door to head home, he was feeling good.
There was something nagging at him though, Lizzy’s expression when he left had been quite sad, he promised himself that he would listen to his little girl when he returned home, She was truly a bright spot in his life, and she had him wrapped around her little finger. He never would have imagined before he had her 13 years ago that he could have felt this way about a little being…. He knew in the way Dad’s know that she was going to ask him for something, but as long as it wasn’t anything too big, he would say yes. He hated to have to walk out like that without resolving the issue,….
As he walked in the door, Lizzy rushed to greet him. "Dad!" she shouted. "uh, oh" Don thought, this must be big…. She was a little too old to be running to greet him at the door.
