Chapter 15
Jules put his socks and shoes back on. They were dry enough that they didn’t squelch, and they didn’t make his feet feel funny anymore. Kaylee was busy packing up. She’d hardly said two words since the phone call from her friend. Now she said, “So, any plans tonight?”
There was something in her voice that nagged at him, but he was too preoccupied to stop and pay closer attention. “Going to see a friend,” he said.
“I see. Well, have fun.”
He looked up in time to see her forced smile and her little wave. “Okay,” he said as she was disappearing. “Goodnight.”
She went up to the front to find it was still pouring rain. Freddie came out of his office and smiled at her. “Heading home for the day.”
“Yeah. Looks like I’ll be waiting for the bus in the rain.”
“Want my umbrella?”
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