By the next morning, Andy had noticed Tanya had not been her usual self since arriving at the Dempsey house. Every time they met she was sociable. But now she seemed more reserved. He wasn’t sure she’d said anything at all since they arrived. When he found her sitting by herself in the living room after pouring himself a cup of coffee, he wanted to ask her about it, but they’d never had a relationship where he felt comfortable asking her about her personal life. They weren’t friends. Even he and Shane weren’t friends; they were business partners and nothing more.
“Where’s Shane?” he asked. He had noticed everyone except Tanya’s husband on the main floor. Some were in the kitchen and the others were in the dining room.
Tanya looked up, startled as if she hadn’t realized until that point A
