Junie plopped down onto the convertible sofa bed mother had bought. “You won’t have to sleep on this much longer. My furniture is being delivered soon.”
“It’s going to be quiet around here without you and Maileah,” April said. “We’ll miss you.”
Junie looked up, surprised. This was news to her. “Excuse me?”
Maileah rushed around the corner. “I might have told Mom and Nana that I was going to be staying at your house. Not exactly moving in. Just until you’re comfortable being by yourself.”
Junie sat up. “We talked about this, Mayday.” Her sister was high maintenance, and Junie hadn’t decided. She had been looking forward to having some privacy with Knox whenever he could manage.
Yet, her sister’s face held such a hopeful expression. Junie sucked in a breath, recalling how Maileah had on
