“I didn’t wake you, did I?”
“No mom, I’m up; almost ready to head out. What’s going on? Is everything okay? I’m surprised you’re up though...I mean, Hannah didn’t get in until after 2:00.”
“You always were a light sleeper. I didn’t wake the baby, did I?”
Mel let out a heavy breath. “No. Hannah came in and got him when she came home.”
“Oh, that’s good.”
“Mom! What is it? Tell me what’s going on.” She was getting impatient.
“Your father’s just heading out to the barn. He forgot something.”
“Who’s that?” Mel heard her father ask.
Without covering the phone, her mother lied to him, “It’s Mel. Hannah’s still asleep. She knew I’d be up; she was just calling to see how it went last night.”
The answer must have satisfied him because soon her mother said, “Sorry dear. He just left again.”
