Chapter 52
Kaylee let herself in with the spare key Saturday morning. Jules was just loading the dishwasher and looked up as she came in. “Good morning,” he said, his face lighting up with a wide smile. He closed the dishwasher and went over, wrapping his arms around her.
“’Morning. Is your dad around?”
“No. Actually I thought you were him, except that he doesn’t have a key. I haven’t seen you in a few days. How is work going?”
“Work is fine. Hey, can we talk quick before your dad gets here?”
“Sure. Is everything okay? You look so serious.”
She took him by the hand and led him to the couch. She took a deep breath and said, “I’ve been trying to figure out how to say this for days. I don’t want to hurt you.”
“Kaylee? What’s wrong? Did I do something?”
“No. Oh, God no. I’m not breakin
