Chapter 30
Kaylee was doing the dishes after breakfast on Saturday while her brother worked on math homework at the kitchen table. Her sisters were somewhere. She could hear music from their bedroom. Her mom had just answered the phone and walked out of the room chatting away. Kaylee hadn’t caught who was on the other end.
The doorbell rang, so Kaylee dried her hands on the towel hanging from the oven and went to the door. She found Jules on the porch. He was dressed in jeans and a rumpled t-shirt under a lightweight jacket.
“Uh, Jules. I wasn’t expecting you.”
“I promised I was all yours today, remember?”
“Oh, yeah. I totally forgot.”
“I hope you didn’t make other plans.”
“I—uh.”
“Kaylee, who’s there?”
“It’s Jules,” she called over her shoulder.
A moment later Kaylee’s mom appea
