Chapter 27
John arrived home early from work and pulled in next to a stranger’s car in the driveway. He puzzled over it for a moment before realizing that it was mostly likely the housekeeper. He gathered his briefcase and coat and went into the house. He turned for the stairs, unknotting his tie and top buttons on his shirt. Coming to his room he stopped short. There stood Cassie.
He looked at her stupidly. Why was she standing there? Finally John found his voice. “What are you doing here?”
“What are you? You should be working.”
“I brought work home. What are you doing?”
“Working,” she said, then studied his face and sighed. “I thought Luke cleared it with you. He said—”
“He said what about what?”
“He rehired me. I thought you knew that, and it was okay with you because you wouldn’
