“Hi, Keith. I thought you were coming in tonight.” She forced the words out slowly in an effort to sound natural instead of like a l**t-crazed teenager.
“I had to take care of something for Dad. Surprisingly, he didn’t want to interrupt your vacation.”
“Did you tell him?” Her stomach fluttered.
“Nope. I’ll leave that up to you. How did tonight go?”
She leaned a hip on her desk. “Great. We had a crowd. A real crowd.”
“That’s good. I’m glad it’s working out.”
“Thanks.”
“I’m tired, Elizabeth. I just wanted to let you know that I didn’t forget about you tonight. I’ll stop by tomorrow morning and you can tell me all about it.”
He sounded beat, and she wondered what had happened that Keith needed to handle. Her brain scanned the few properties they owned in Chicago. Nothing popped. “Than
