I step back as the door closes shut. Then I hear the chain unlatch and Amelia throws it open for us. “Sorry, the kids were really scared, and—” She stops short, her eyes veering to the behemoth of a man behind me. “Um, yeah, so we… um… used the chain.”
Her cheeks flush bright scarlet. I have a pretty good idea as to why. Honestly, I don’t blame her. We women are only human, after all.
“Where are they?”
Amelia focuses on me. “They worked themselves up into a panic. The girls are hiding in Josh’s room underneath his blanket. And—”
“Auntie Em!” Josh yells as he enters the living room. He bolts towards me, his arms wrapping tight around my waist.
I kiss the top of his head. “How are the girls?”
“Scared,” he admits without letting go of me. “They think that man is gonna kidnap them.”
I’m
