Makayla helped Brian clean up the dishes while Tyrell checked the photos he had taken the night before. Kevin and Helen were still up on the deck. Kevin had briefly come downstairs to retrieve a cell phone from a basket on one of the shelves before disappearing again. Makayla figured it was for Helen from the slightly panicked expression on his face.
They were just finishing up when Brian’s cell phone rang. He froze and glanced at where he had laid it on the counter. A frown creased his brow and he quickly dried his hands on the dish towel before tossing it on the counter and picking up his phone.
“Yes,” he said.
Makayla watched him glance at her as he listened to the caller speak before he turned his back so she couldn’t see his face. Stepping over to stand next to him, she touched his
