A Second Chance

Chapter 23

Evan seemed to be in a better mood after lunch. The rest of the afternoon went well. Ally had pages of notes to work through. The team filed out slowly.

She scrolled through the pages as Evan made his way to her desk. He waited until the last of his team exited before asking, “So what’s next?”

Ally motioned for him to take a seat. “Now that I have met the team and have had a chance to get to know them and see them in action, and I have all their proposed ideas, the magic begins. I’ll go through these notes, map out some options and then we will sit down and identify the top two or three before taking them back to the team for a final vote.” She looked away from him just briefly enough to refocus her tired eyes. When she looked back, he was giving her those sad and distant eyes again. “On