Emma started to reply, but thought better of it. There was an edge in Susie’s words. Emma had some ideas about that, namely that Jared had a lot to do with it, but now wasn’t the time. If there was one thing she knew about Susie, it was that she tended to feel things strongly—good and bad. Emma kept the topic on her own situation, though she’d rather not seeing as the distraction kept her mind off her fears. “Well, I appreciate everything Jared’s done,” she said, hoping Susie would forget to ask about Trey again.
No such luck.
“So, still stuck on avoiding Trey, huh?” Susie asked.
“Can’t catch a break on that, huh?”
Susie shook her head and smiled. “Nope.”
“I told you already, Trey has Stuart. I can’t let this mess with Greg affect Stuart. I’d rather keep my distance until I know Greg’
