Chapter Fourteen
Deirdre had known her life was going too smoothly for it to continue. The silence from Ireland couldn’t have lasted. Her mother called, which Deirdre successfully avoided. Donal called and left a message saying he was checking on her, which she knew he had been put up to. Then Brendan got tricky. He had her friend Bridget call and as soon as Deirdre answered, he spoke.
“Why are you avoiding us, D?”
“I’m not doing any such thing. I’m busy here.” She looked down the street for her bus.
“I hope you got your fill because we need you home.”
What? “I’m not due back for more than another month.”
“That was before we lost Rory.”
Anger sparked at her brother’s words. She began to walk instead of sitting still for the bus. “You didn’t lose him. You fired him.”
“You’re upset
