One week earlier …
“Sinclair.” I hadn’t even looked at the caller ID as I sat in the Jeep ready to drive to work.
“Hey, Superstar.”
“How are you, Jess? It’s been a while.” I smiled. It had been weeks since I last spoke to Jessica.
“I’m coming over for dinner tonight. It’s time.”
“Sure, seven okay?”
“See you tonight.”
She ended the call without saying anything else and I climbed out of the Jeep again to go speak to Adara. It’s not that I hid things from Adara, it just never occurred to me to tell her that I had a human friend that kind of saved me every time I derailed.
I didn’t want to hurt her by telling her that I talked to another woman and that it really was innocent. Malachi was in the kitchen when Adara walked in angrily and looked at him. He was about to greet her when he sa
