51 Lisa 17 days since finding grace As far as first dates went, Lisa thought this one was probably going to be good. “There’s one more thing.” Emery glanced at her in the passenger seat. “We have to stop by Alice’s for a minute.” She shrugged. “Okay.” “I had to print off a few photographs for her, so I told her I’d drop them by when I was on my way to your place, but then I was running late—” “It’s fine. Emery, really, I don’t mind.” “I mind. I don’t want to be one more guy in your life who prioritizes everything else before you.” She rolled her eyes. “Guess we’ll find out. But you already went out of your way to install a lock on my door, so you’re starting with some credit.” “Credit. Yeah, all right. I’ll try to stop whining about my own lack of reliability now.” Lisa couldn’t

