“Not right now.” I shake my head. “You were right. Too many things have happened today. I also need time to think.”
“Then do it inside,” she says abruptly. “In the house, not out here.”
I cast a cautious look toward her small home. “I’m comfortable keeping vigil out here.”
“I’m not, Cedric. I want you to come inside and be with your family.”
“My family?” I stare at her. “You’re not making any sense, Leanna. You say one thing, and then you say something else. You do one thing—”
“And then I do something else, I know,” she mutters, grabbing my hand and pulling me back toward the house. “I’m well aware of how I’m acting. Just cut me some slack for a while till my brain starts functioning properly. And in the meantime, come inside.”
I let her drag me into her home, wondering when things w
