Walking into Theo's house on Saturday afternoon, I felt anticipation warring with bone-deep exhaustion. After spending the prior five hours at the store, my feet ached in my shoes.
But nothing could have kept me away.
Following the sound of voices into the kitchen, I interrupted a father-daughter conversation as both Susan and Theo turned to identify the intruder.
I smiled, feeling awkward and unwelcome. "Don't mind me – just wanted to say 'hey' before I headed downstairs."
"Oh, hi Ashley," Susan looked confused, "I didn't know you were coming over."
"Sorry," I did my best to look contrite, "I just got done at the store, and I figured I may as well make some progress on the storage room project while I'm still in work mode."
She frowned. "I wish you had told me – I've got a hair appo
