Chapter Twenty-Three
Nora
I got a nasty cold that lasted over a week. Preferring not to pass it on to guests who were traveling and ruin their vacation with a cold, we shuffled the schedule around so I didn’t handle any flights. I mostly holed up in my place. Gabriel stopped by a few times, but it was impossible for him not to notice I was sick. He was sweet, though, and delivered some homemade chicken and dumpling soup, made especially for me by Daphne.
When I finally started to feel better, I ventured into town to run some errands one afternoon. I was making my way through the grocery store when I felt the hairs on the back of my neck rise and a pleasant shiver chase down my spine. The sound of Gabriel’s voice the next aisle over set me off.
I felt good enough to speed up, bringing m
