"Things got better once I was released but she has learned to adapt to change. She goes to a regular school and sometimes that's good and sometimes its bad. But she's made friends and that goes a long way for her."
"Wow. I can't wait to see them."
Scotty licked his lips. "There's another thing. While I was in prison I got to know Juan Carlos."
"My father?"
"Yes. We even ended up in the same cellblock," Even though Scotty knew that JC had been behind that move.
"How did you two get along?" She asked.
"At first, not so good. But later we got along much better." He described how they spent time each day playing board games and how he would make dinner almost nightly. Scotty described JC as a man that had a lifetime worth of regrets.
Vanessa huffed and got up to take her dishes to the sink. "That's easy to say after the fact, when all the hard work has been completed and its time to just sweep in and reap the benefits."