“Not one bit.”
Valerie stood and put on her coat while the other ladies gathered up their things. “Mrs. Gregory, do you want to take those pies to Mr. Gregory?”
“Well, I better or else I’m in for it if he finds out I didn’t,” she chuckled.
“All right. You kids have fun,” Valerie teased, patting Mrs. Gregory on the shoulder and waving goodbye to the others as she headed for the door. Alec also said his goodbyes and followed behind her.
The others all shouted for them to each have a good evening, take care, be careful on the roads, those sorts of things, but Alec wasn’t quite paying attention to them as he caught up to Valerie in the hallway.
She turned and smiled at him. “I really think this is going to be a lot of fun.”
“Me, too,” he replied. “I’m so glad Mr. Nelson agreed to help.”
