Chapter 41
Within seconds, one of her daughters opened the door. She tilted her head to the side, causing her wavy red hair to fall with her, and she blinked several times. She was the spitting image of Via, only she had more dominant freckles on her cheeks and her eyes were a much paler green.
“Mom! It’s that guy you told us about!” She called behind her shoulder. Then she stared at me.
“Are you going to let me in, Ashley?” I smiled.
“Whoa. How do you know my name already?”
“Your mom told me a while ago, but you’re still wearing your name tag from work.”
“Oh yeah...” She stepped back and let me in.
Her other daughter—Caroline, came down the steps and stood next to Ashley. Then they both stared at me, blinking in unison.
They were dressed in the same work uniform—white collared
