Ada didn’t hear from Matt, but Josh explained this was normal with the exercise he was running. This didn’t stop her worry, but she tried to keep herself busy. They were taking a lunch break while waiting for Dillon and Ella to arrive. The alert she’d set up pinged, and she picked up her phone.
“Yay! A confetti order. It’s not huge, but every order helps.” She thumbed the screen and spotted an email from the bank. Immediately, her stomach hollowed out, and fear swamped her. Her hand trembled as she opened the email—a reminder the loan was due in three weeks. One hundred thousand dollars she didn’t have.
“What’s wrong?” Josh asked, his tone sharp.
A vehicle pulled up in the driveway, and Ada rose. “Dillon and Ella are here.” Saved by their arrival.
“Great. Dillon and I can set up a conc
