“I didn’t want to drag her into an argument.”
“You dragged her into our daughter’s school instead.”
He rubbed his face. “I don’t trust Travis.”
“Why?” I threw my hands up. “Give me a reason.”
He stayed silent.
I stepped closer.
“You changed Emma’s routine without telling me. You lied to Melissa. You created conflicting pickup instructions. Emma was standing at school today wondering which adult she was supposed to believe.”
“I was trying to protect her.”
“From what?”
“From him.”
“What has he
done?”
Ryan said nothing.
Then I said, “Emma told me she doesn’t trust you anymore.”
His face went pale. “She said that?”
“Yes.”
“She’s seven. She doesn’t understand what she’s saying.”
“Don’t decide she doesn’t mean it because you don’t like hearing it.”
He went still.
I asked, “What did Travis confront you about?”
Ryan’s eyes shifted.
