Chapter 18
BRITTA WENT TO WORK in a dark fog on Tuesday. Every cell in her body screamed out that she had done something terrible to Milo. She argued back that she was trying to protect herself and her future. A tremulous voice seemed to whisper that if she gave up a chance for love, there would be nothing to protect.
“Did you ever find a copy of that book I assigned you?” Marian asked Britta as soon as she walked through the door. She tapped her clipboard impatiently.
Normally, Britta would’ve been irritated by Marian, but now she saw her more clearly—a lonely woman who loved the library. Maybe that’s how she would turn out. Britta probably had more in common with Marian than she’d ever realized, so she decided to take a Milo approach to Marian. “Yes, and I’ll have it to you in a coupl
