4
Kym picked up Mrs. Janowski and me from the hospital. Mrs. J. had her new prescription and was quite chipper after her afternoon performance.
Kym stole glances from the rearview mirror. “Are you mad?”
“Why in the world did you set up this charade?”
“I knew you’d have to talk to Evan when he arrived. All you needed was a little prodding.”
“I’m not a cow. I don’t appreciate being prodded.”
“You have to admit you were happy to see him.”
“And she’s going to see him tonight,” Mrs. Janowski chimed in. “He needs a quiet place to study, and Mars has a quiet house. I have a feeling there won’t be too much studying going on.”
“I heard hot weather can build into steamy encounters. Mars has her air-conditioning turned off. All that heat and s****l tension is bound to make for an off-the-char
