Eric kissed her head and said, “Do you want to go say hi to Grandma and Aunt Rachel?”
Sophie nodded eagerly.
I leaned down to her level. “Go with Daddy, okay? I’m just going to grab some water, and I’ll be right back.”
“Okay, Mommy.”
That’s when I made my first mistake… letting her out of my sight.
“Sweetie, just wait for me over there, okay?
I’ll meet my friends and be back,” Eric said, gesturing toward a restaurant.
I watched my daughter skip behind Eric toward the main tent, then she ducked inside the restaurant entrance as Eric stepped aside to meet some guests. I wasn’t even fully through the doorway when I heard a sharp voice, too loud and too angry to ignore.
“No, absolutely not. This little girl here…”
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