The sun had barely set when Frank stormed into the house, his grin stretching from ear to ear. Sam, standing at the sink with sudsy water dripping from her hands, she turned toward the sound of the back door slamming shut.
She barely had time to react before Frank wrapped his arms around her from behind, pressing his lips against her neck in an almost desperate kiss.
"I got it," he announced, peeling away from her and holding her gaze with an intensity she hadn’t seen in weeks. "I found another way to be friends with Emily."
Sam blinked, momentarily stunned by the sudden shift in his mood. His excitement was contagious, but the mention of Emily immediately made her heart lurch.
"What way?" she asked, trying to mirror his enthusiasm, though a faint unease settled in her chest. At lea
