Chapter 44
TarynThe silence of Jeff’s house alarmed me when I walked in on Saturday.
“Hey, Jeff?”
I then heard footsteps and the closing of his office door from the front of the house.
“Hey.”
“Is Olivia here? It’s so quiet.”
“She’s at my parents. I thought it would be better if we were alone.”
I swallowed. I wanted him to hold me or give me some sign of affection. Instead, he stood there in the family room. His mouth pressed into a firm line.
“Did you get Shannon out of jail?”
“Not yet. I spent most of the day on the phone with a series of astonishingly unhelpful people. It’s hard to get anything done on a weekend. She hasn’t gone before the judge yet to fix her bond. That should happen later today, and then I might be able to get her out tomorrow afternoon. Otherwise, it might no
