AFTER MY SHOWER, I changed into the items that we’d purchased at the sporting-goods store – including a pair of black Capri leggings and a long white T-shirt, with a grumpy looking cat on the front. Then I pulled my hair up into a ponytail, brushed my teeth, and went in search of Melody and Slade. I stopped first at Melody’s room, but found it empty, so I headed downstairs toward the kitchen. When I reached the main floor, I found her flirting with Liam.
“So, you’re really not going shopping with us, Liam?” she was saying as I approached.
“I wish I could, but like I said, I have other plans this afternoon,” he answered. “Hi, Chelsey.”
I smiled. “Hi.”
“So, what are you doing tonight after you return Bradan’s mother to the nursing home?” she teased.
He grinned. “Since you young girls ha
