The doorbell rang and the butterflies that had spent the last hour fluttering in Nancy’s stomach turned to dive bombing condors, at least that’s how it felt.
“Stay here. Tommy keep an eye on her.” Nancy made sure her oldest turned his attention to the baby before she went for the door. She wasn’t worried about who was at the door. It was most likely Thorne. They’d made the plans yesterday and she’d texted him her address before school let out this afternoon.
Then, she’d known she wanted him to come. Now that he was here, she wasn’t so sure. But she couldn’t leave him on the step, so she took a deep breath and opened the door.
“Hi, come on in.” She stepped back to let Thorne inside, he came in and stood looking around while she closed the door. A pizza in one hand and a couple reusable s
